umbilical vein

1. 1.

   a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus

   Synonymsvena umbilicalis

   Broadervein

   Part ofumbilical cord

Questions about umbilical vein

What does umbilical vein mean?

umbilical vein means "a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus".

What is another word for umbilical vein?

Close synonyms include vena umbilicalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.