I-umbilicus yithuba lesigqirha sezokwelapha inxalenye yomzimba owaziwa kangcono njengengoma okanye ibhinqa.
Umbilicus yindawo ekhunyiwe kwisisu esisenqeni esishiywe ukusuka apho intambo yomnxeba idibanisa nomntu kumama xa u-utero.
Kutheni sifuna umbilicus?
Intambo yomlenze, eyenziwe yimizimba emibini kunye nemibhobho emibili, iqala kwi-placenta kwaye ixhuma kwisisu esiswini lomntwana.
Ikhulula i-oxygen kunye nezondlo kumntwana okhulayo.
Umbilicus yilapho intambo yomthamo ifakwa kwi-fetus ngexesha lokukhulelwa. Emva kokuba umntwana ezalwe, intambo yomzimba iyanqunyulwa, kunye neentambo zekhanda lomdaka ziwela emva kweentsuku okanye iiveki ezimbalwa, zishiye umbilicus emva.
"Innie" vs "Outie"
Inkinobho yesisu esisisigxina i-innie, isincinci esincinci kunye nesinyanzelo esiswini. "I-outie" yilapho iqhosha lomlenze ludlulela ngaphandle kwaye aliyi kudala ukudakumba okukhulu phakathi kwesisu. Isiqhelo sisoloko sibangelwa enye yezinto ezintathu: ukusila phantsi kweqhosha lesisu esisuka kwindawo yangaphambili yokuqhotyoshelweyo ngelixa umntwana, umntwana omncinci ophantsi kweso siza, okanye (kubantu abadala).
Ukubhaliweyo : ummm-Bull-eye-cuss
Eyaziwayo Njengaye: iqhosha lesisu, iinqanawa
Iimpazamo eziqhelekileyo: umbulicus, umbelicus, umbalicus, umbilikus, umbilicuss, umbillicus,
Imizekelo: I-umbilicus, okanye iqhosha lesisu, alusebenzi njongo emva kokuzalwa komntwana.