noun
umbilical cord
Anatomical term for the cord connecting a fetus to the placenta. In everyday conversation, へその緒 is more common.
臍帯は胎児と胎盤をつなぐ重要な器官です。
The umbilical cord is an important organ connecting the fetus and the placenta.
出産後、臍帯は切断されます。
After birth, the umbilical cord is cut.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling often used in medical or educational contexts to avoid the uncommon kanji 臍.
Common, everyday word for umbilical cord. 臍帯 is the formal anatomical term.
From 臍 (navel) + 帯 (band, cord). The reading さいたい is the standard on'yomi; せいたい is an alternative on'yomi for 臍.