noun
- plural of umbilication; navel-like depressions or indentations
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The dermatologist examined the small umbilications on the patient’s skin.
- The surface showed several umbilications where the material had contracted.
- Umbilications in the lesions helped confirm the diagnosis.
- The pottery displayed natural umbilications from the firing process.
- Medical students learned to identify umbilications during their clinical training.