vesicula umbilicus

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vesicula umbilicus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vesicula umbilicus
      n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory
           system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes
           functional [syn: yolk sac, vitelline sac, umbilical vesicle
           , vesicula umbilicus]