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.
pertaining to the umbilicus. umbilical cord the structure that connects the fetus and placenta; it is the lifeline of the fetus in the uterus throughout pregnancy. About 2 weeks after conception, the umbilical cord and the placenta are sufficiently developed to begin their functions.he part that is attached to the placenta, still in the uterus, is expelled with the placenta. The stump that remains attached to the baby's abdomen is about 2 inches (5 cm) long. After a few days it falls off naturally. Clamping the umbilical cord.