umbilical cord
US /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
UK /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
1.
göbek kordonu
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation
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The doctor clamped and cut the umbilical cord after the baby was born.
Bebek doğduktan sonra doktor göbek kordonunu klempleyip kesti.
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The umbilical cord provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
Göbek kordonu, gelişmekte olan fetüse besin ve oksijen sağlar.
2.
göbek bağı (mecazi), hayati bağlantı
a connection or link that is essential or that provides support, especially one that is difficult to break
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He still has an umbilical cord to his mother, calling her for every decision.
Hala annesiyle bir göbek bağı var, her karar için onu arıyor.
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The company's dependence on that single client was like an umbilical cord, making them vulnerable.
Şirketin o tek müşteriye bağımlılığı bir göbek bağı gibiydi, onları savunmasız hale getiriyordu.