Scar on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord

Illustration of navel diseased with Syphilis

The navel dressing (second application) for the prevention of navel ill in foals, calves & lamb : to be applied to the navel with a soft brush or feather immediately after using the first application / W.L. Richardson.

Recherches sur la région de l'ombilic et les fistules hépatiques ombilicales / par H. de Lignerolles.

1 painting : watercolour, with gouache and pencil ; sheet 5 x 7 cm

Umbilicus with malignant skin nodule in 62-year old man with stomach cancer (carcinoma). Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1949.

Embryology, anatomy, and diseases of the umbilicus together with diseases of the urachus / by Thomas Stephen Cullen.

Contribution à l'étude du cancer de l'ombilic ... / par Étienne Besson.

Ein primäres Adenokarzinom des Nabels ... / vorgelegt von Friedrich Doederlein.

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Recherches sur la région de l'ombilic et les fistules hépatiques ombilicales / par H. de Lignerolles.

Umbilicus with malignant skin nodule in 62-year old man with stomach cancer (carcinoma). Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1949.

Embryology, anatomy, and diseases of the umbilicus together with diseases of the urachus / by Thomas Stephen Cullen.

Contribution à l'étude du cancer de l'ombilic ... / par Étienne Besson.

Ein primäres Adenokarzinom des Nabels ... / vorgelegt von Friedrich Doederlein.