Anat. [L. fūnis rope.] † a. Short for funis brachii, an old name for the median vein (Syd. Soc. Lex.). b. The umbilical cord.
c. 1400. Lanfrancs 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.