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The character "脐", representing the navel, is a phono-semantic compound formed by the radical "月", a variant of "肉" indicating flesh or bodily association, paired with "齐" which functions primarily as a phonetic component. Its traditional form, "臍", incorporates the fuller phonetic element "齊", later simplified to "齐" in the modern iteration. Etymologically, the character has steadfastly denoted the abdominal mark left by the detached umbilical cord, a definition consistently upheld from early medical literature into modern vernacular. While the graphical representation has seen reduction in complexity, the core meaning remains fixed within anatomical context, with limited metaphorical extensions appearing in classical idioms like "噬脐莫及", where it alludes to a point of irreachable regret, though such figurative employments are peripheral to its principal physiological reference.
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妈妈帮我清洁肚脐。
脐带在出生后脱落。
我喜欢吃脐橙。
医生检查了宝宝的脐部。
脐疝是一种常见婴儿疾病。
保持脐带干燥有助于预防感染。
在胚胎发育中，脐带连接胎儿和胎盘。
脐血储存可以用于未来的医疗治疗。