umbilical vein
IPA: ʌmbˈɪɫɪkʌɫvˈeɪn
Root Word: Umbilical vein
noun
- The umbilical vein is a vein present during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta into the growing fetus.
Examples of "umbilical-vein" in Sentences
- Dexamethasone suppressed VEGF-A production by hemangioma-derived stem cells in vitro but not by hemangioma-derived endothelial cells or human umbilical-vein endothelial cells.