‖ funis Anat.
(ˈfjuːnɪs)
[L. fūnis rope.]
† a. Short for funis brachii, ‘an old name for the median vein’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). b. The umbilical cord.
| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 159 Þis veyne..is eftsoones dyvydid, and þe oon partie is spred bi þe arm manye weies wiþoute forþ, þat is clepid funis. 1753 N. Torriano Midwifry 8 The Funis, the Placenta, with its Amnion and Chorion, and Allantoides. 1800 Med. Jrnl. IV. 323 With the other [hand] we take hold of the funis and make a gentle distension. 1855 Ramsbottom Obstetr. Med. 64 One coil of the funis is seen twisted round the neck, and another round the left ancle. |