omphalos

A noun referring to a scar or mark on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached, commonly known as the navel or belly button.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o umbigo, a cicatriz no centro do abdômen onde o cordão umbilical esteve ligado; por extensão, o centro ou ponto focal de algo.

1. Navel or belly button C2 formal

   The small scar or mark on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.

   • The doctor examined the infant's omphalos for signs of infection.
   • In ancient Greek art, the omphalos was often depicted as a central point.
   • The omphalos is a remnant of our connection to the mother.

   🇵🇹Umbigo

   Sinônimos: belly buttonnavelumbilicus

2. Central point or hub C2 formal

   A central or focal point, often used metaphorically to describe something of great importance.

   • The city was considered the omphalos of the ancient world.
   • The library served as the omphalos of the university's intellectual life.
   • In mythology, Delphi was believed to be the omphalos of the earth.

   🇵🇹Ponto central ou eixo

   Sinônimos: centercorefocushearthubnavelnucleuspivot

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