Omphalotomy

Omphalotomy is the medical procedure that involves the cutting of the umbilical cord after childbirth.^[1] The word omphalotomy is derived from the prefix omphal(o)-, from the Ancient Greek word ὀμφαλός (omphalós), meaning navel, and the suffix -tomy, also from Ancient Greek, meaning incision. The incision is normally made between two clamps on the umbilical cord,^[2] used to stop blood flow, leaving an umbilical stump attached to the baby. After roughly 15 days, the remaining umbilical stump dries out and falls off, leaving a scar: the navel, or belly-button^[3]

The Umbilical cord stump, left behind after omphalotomy