Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
omphalomesaraic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
umbilicus andmesentery .
Etymologies
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omphalo- + mesenteric
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Examples
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The visceral veins are the two vitelline or omphalomesenteric veins bringing the blood from the yolk-sac, and the two umbilical veins returning the blood from the placenta; these four veins open close together into the sinus venosus.
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Blood islands have been seen in the area vasculosa in the omphalomesenteric vein and arteries, and in the dorsal aorta.
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