Wharton's jelly

English

Etymology

Named after the English physician Thomas Wharton (1614–1673), who first described it in his 1656 publication Adenographia.

Noun

Wharton's jelly (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) The soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.
    Synonym: jelly of Wharton
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