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Definition of Navel

1. Noun. A scar where the umbilical cord was attached. "She had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"

2. Noun. The center point or middle of something. "The Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"

Definition of Navel

1. n. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus.

Definition of Navel

1. Noun. (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. ¹

2. Noun. The central part or point of anything; the middle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Navel

1. a depression in the abdomen [n -S]

Medical Definition of Navel

1. 1. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus. 2. The central part or point of anything; the middle. "Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells." (Milton) 3. An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage. Navel gall, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle. Navel point. Same as Nombril. Origin: AS. Nafela, fr. Nafu nave; akin to D. Navel, G. Nabel, OHG. Nabolo, Icel. Nafli, Dan. Navle, Sw. Nafle, L. Umbilicus, Gr, Skr. Nbhila. 260. See Nave hub, and cf. Omphalic, Nombril, Umbilical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Navel

navalisms navally navals navar navarch navarchs navarchy navarho navarhos navarin

navarins navars navbar navbars nave navel (current term) navel-gazing navel-string navel orange navel point

naveless navelike navels navelwort navelworts naves navette navettes navew navews

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