Meaning & use
Infraumbilical
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Located below the navel (umbilicus).
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The surgeon made an infraumbilical incision to access the lower abdomen.
Infraumbilical pain can sometimes indicate a hernia or bladder issue.
A note on using this word
Built from the Latin prefix infra- ("below") and umbilicus ("navel"), this term is used almost exclusively in anatomy and surgery.
Words with a similar meaning
subumbilical
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Words with an opposite meaning
supraumbilical
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