The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The cord contains blood vessels which carry oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014470
altLabel
Cords, Umbilical
Umbilical Cords
Cord, Umbilical
AN
CORD BLOOD see FETAL BLOOD is available
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0041633
DC
1
definition
The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The cord contains blood vessels which carry oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus.