That second forced migration was known as the domestic, or internal, slave trade: âIn the seven decades between the ratification of the Constitution [in 1787] and the Civil War [1861],â the historian Walter Johnson tells us in his book Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market, âapproximately one million enslaved people were relocated ...
plural umbilical cords. Learner's definition of UMBILICAL CORD. [count] : a long, narrow tube that connects an unborn baby to the placenta of its mother â sometimes used figuratively. The time has come to cut/sever the umbilical cord that keeps us dependent on foreign aid.
The umbilical cord is the connection between the fetus and the placental membranes; it contains the fetal artery, fetal vein and a urinary duct to drain urine from the bladder â¦ .1 person found this useful. The cordlike structure that connects the embryo with the placenta.   The English term 'umbilical cord' means membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta T â¦ he English term 'umbilical cord' means membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta. 7 people found this useful.