| 单词 | umbilical cord |
| 释义 | > as lemmasumbilical cord b. Applied generally to a nerve trunk, and spec. to certain structures, esp. the spermatic cord, spinal cord, and umbilical cord, the vocal cords; see these words. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > types of nerves > [noun] sensitive?a1425 motivec1475 life stringc1522 recurrent1615 life corda1631 abducent1681 cord1774 chord1783 motor1824 afferent1828 excitor1836 nerve trunk1850 mixed nerve1861 inhibitory nerve1870 nervelet1875 vaso-motor1887 pilomotor1892 lemniscus1913 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VIII. 15 [The intestines of a caterpillar are] strengthened on both sides by a fleshy cord, by which they are united. 1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 20 A nervous ring..from which proceed two cords running along the whole length of the body. 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 550 The Spermatic Cord is the medium of communication between the testes and the interior of the abdomen. 1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. (ed. 2) 540 The thickness of the Spinal Cord differs considerably at its different parts. 1855 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. (new Amer. ed.) 79 The..Umbilical Cord, or Navel String, is a rope-like cord running from the navel of the child into the body of the placenta. umbilical cord 2. umbilical cord: extracted from umbilicaladj.n. a. The flexible string which attaches the fœtus to the placenta; the navel-string. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > that which connects or bond bridgeOE chain1377 bond1382 connex1490 link1548 conjunction1570 solder1599 claspa1674 vinculum1678 tie1711 concatenation1726 umbilical cord1753 thread1818 colligation1850 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > umbilical cord navel-string1587 navel vein1634 umbilicality1658 funiculus1667 funis1727 umbilical cord1753 umbilical1774 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Navel The umbilical cord or navel-string of the new-born infant. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 74 He combats the opinion..that the death of the child necessarily follows from the neglect of tying the umbilical cord after delivery. 1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 167/2 Some farmers after the birth of the calf attach a small weight to the umbilical cord, in order to facilitate the separation and expulsion of the placenta. 1888 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VI. 22/2 The umbilical cord normally presents torsions. b. Botany. The small peduncle which attaches a seed to the placenta. Similarly umbilical bundle, umbilical vessel. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > [noun] > parts of > funicle umbilical vessel1731 funiculus1732 podosperm1819 umbilical cord1819 retinaculum1821 funicle1824 umbilicus1837 umbilical bundle1875 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Vegetation This fermented Liquor is convey'd by the Umbilical Vessel to the Trunk of the little Plant. 1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 6 Every visible process of the trophosperm which bears a single seed is known by the name of umbilical chord. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 150 Seeds attached by umbilical cords to placentæ. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 252 From it [an umbilicus] a denser bundle of threads runs downwards to the peridium, the umbilical bundle. c. transferred. (a) Astronautics. A cable or other linking device supplying essential liquid or electrical services; spec. the connection between a guided missile and its launching equipment, or that joining a space-walking astronaut to his craft. Similarly umbilical connection, umbilical pipe, umbilical tower, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > part of missile proximity fuse1940 umbilical cord1948 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > parts of spacecraft > [noun] > linking device for supplies umbilical cord1948 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > parts of spacecraft > [noun] > personal equipment used by astronauts space gun1929 spacewalker1930 umbilical cord1948 backpack1966 MOOSE1966 1948 Gloss. Guided Missile Terms (U.S. Research & Development Board) 69 Umbilical cord, a cable fitted with a quick disconnect plug at the missile end, through which missile equipment is controlled and tested while missile is still attached to launching equipment or parent plane. 1958 Times 1 Mar. 6/3 The ‘umbilical pipes’ through which liquid oxygen was being pumped to top up its [sc. the missile's] fuel tanks. 1959 Manch. Guardian 3 Jan. 5 The ‘umbilical cord’ is a widely detachable cable through which the missile is powered and controlled while still on its ‘ivory tower’. 1962 J. Glenn in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 188 A special countdown started for dropping the umbilical cord which had been providing external power and cooling for the capsule until now. 1963 Times 31 May 19/4 The Apollo spacecraft and the three-stage Saturn MK.5 launch vehicle will be erected in the vertical position, together with the umbilical tower on a fabricated base. 1966 Daily Tel. 12 Oct. 21/5 The value of the umbilical tether employed on all space walks so far is being questioned. 1967 Economist 23 Dec. 1237/2 (caption) That grip of gold: umbilical cord linking astronaut to his space ship. 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon vii. 147 We can see the LM umbilical connection quite well. (b) A cable or pipe providing a deep-sea diver with essential electrical and similar supplies. Similarly umbilical cable, umbilical link, umbilical pipe, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > equipment armour1721 lifeline1808 shot line1884 plumper line1896 shot rope1909 aqualung1950 scuba1952 snorkel1953 weight belt1955 umbilical pipe1968 1968 New Scientist 17 Oct. 127/2 Helium-distorted speech, picked up through the microphone, is transmitted by shielded cables in the umbilical pipe. 1969 New Scientist 2 Oct. 11/2 Life support requirements have been provided by way of an umbilical link to a surface station. 1970 R. Barton Oceanol. Today v. 123 It submerges and then travels along the seabed on four large hydraulically driven wheels... Power is provided through an umbilical cable. 1975 Offshore Sept. 115/2 Moreover, the Globule has..an emergency life support of 96 hours and batteries which can be recharged when in operation through the umbilical cable and the induction cable. 1979 Daily Tel. 11 Aug. 2/5 The divers asked for their chamber to be lowered to the sea-bed by means of their life-support umbilical cord. 1981 Times 23 May 3/3 He found the umbilical lifeline to the [diving] bell..in tatters. (c) In other miscellaneous uses. ΚΠ 1962 New Scientist 9 Aug. 285/1 Steering was done from another car travelling behind and a little to one side of the crash car by an attachment which is referred to by the research workers as an umbilical cord. 1968 Listener 15 Aug. 200/1 Tiny portable cameras carried by stalwart chaps loaded with power packs and aerials and umbilical cords like a spaceman operating outside his spaceship. 1977 Rolling Stone 30 June 117/3 Their giant electrostatic Model One..was the first electrostatic speaker system I know of that got rid of that cumbersome ‘umbilical cord’ (the line cord you had to connect to a wall outlet to power its high-voltage polarizing supply). < as lemmas |
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