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  Umbilicus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The umbilicus (commonly called a navel, or belly or tummy button), is essentially a scar caused at birth by the removal of the umbilical cord from a newborn baby.
The navel comes in the center of the circle enclosing the spread-eagle figure in Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, his famous drawing on human proportions.
Displaying a bare navel has been and still is a taboo in certain Western societies, since the depression of the navel is taken to be an erotic allusion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navel   (585 words)

  
 identity theory | nonfiction | navel gazing by deirdre day-macleod   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
And as recently as 1944 Congress debated whether a military booklet depicting the initial twosome with bared navels was a danger to the minds of the common soldier.
A study of navels out of the University of Missouri categorized hundreds of them by shape and attractiveness and, as did a recent Allure magazine article, determined unequivocally that the "innie" is aesthetically superior.
Though not technically sexual, the erotic terrain of the navel shifts after puberty, and what is a cute little button on a child becomes, on a teenager, a heated boundary between baby and babe.
www.identitytheory.com /nonfiction/day_navel.php   (1784 words)

  
 Navel Piercings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Navels lacking a distinct ridge often cannot support a piercing and the piercing migrates or rejects.
Although the navel piercing is one of the most popular piercings it can be one of the most difficult to heal.
A navel piercing performed at 14ga may heal without incident if waistbands are avoided during healing but may begin to migrate when the wearer resumes wearing very tight waistbands across the piercing.
www.worldbodyjewelry.net /navel_piercings.htm   (561 words)

  
 NAVEL
Navel jewels can also be worn, they are like a bent barbell with a small ball on top and a larger ball on the bottom which has a gemstone set in it, the gemstone sits in your navel.
Navel piercing is a modern invention and has never been recorded in primitive cultures; however the navel has long been recognized as an erogenous zone, because of the difference between men's and women's stomachs.
Navels take a long time to heal because the navel is on your waist, which is like the hinge of your body, it's subject to a lot of movement and you clothes constantly rub and irritate the piercing.
www.studiomtattoo.com /content/navel_ring.htm   (2000 words)

  
 Navel Body Piercing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Navels lacking a distinct lip often cannot support a naval piercing and the naval piercing migrates or rejects.
The shape of one's body navel, not one's overall bodyweight, determines whether or not a navel body piercing is likely to be successful.
If the bottom of the navel forms a wrinkle, the naval piercing sh ould be centered above the wrinkle as the jewelry will tend to lay in the wrinkle.
www.buytattoo.com /navel_body_piercing.htm   (595 words)

  
 The Navel
The navel can be divided into eight directions, three towards the upper organs, three towards the organs below and two towards the kidneys and intestines.
When the navel is off center then the physical body is also off center, thus creating emotional imbalance like fear, anger, anxiety, depression and worry.
When the navel is off-center, so is the physical body creating an imbalance in the emotions, energy system and organs.
au.geocities.com /tantraifc/thenavel.html   (1268 words)

  
 UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Navel Orangeworm on Walnut
Navel orangeworm overwinters as larvae inside mummy nuts on the tree and in trash nuts left on the ground and around hullers.
The navel orangeworm larva has a pair of brown, crescent-shaped marks on the second segment behind the head.
Two wasps that parasitize the navel orangeworm, Copidosoma (=Pentalitomastix) plethorica and Goniozus legneri, are established in many walnut and almond growing areas and account for some larval mortality.
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu /PMG/r881301111.html   (969 words)

  
 UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Navel Orangeworm on Almond
Navel orangeworm is a primary pest of almonds in California and is found on several hosts.
Apply a spring spray for navel orangeworm just after the first eggs of the spring brood hatch using spinosad or the insect growth regulators methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) or tebufenozide (Confirm).
If the crop was exposed to a significant third flight of navel orangeworm or peach twig borer before harvest, a postharvest fumigation may be warranted.
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu /PMG/r3300311.html   (1518 words)

  
 Goddess in the Belly: Bellydance, Goddess in the Belly Dance Camp, Bead Fringe, Navel Gazing Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Navel Gazing is a magazine dedicated to the Spirit of Bellydance and the Divine Feminine in all women.
Navel Gazing was created to strengthen and expand the bellydance community on the west coast of B.C., as a way of connecting and informing each other about events, ideas, and inspiration on the bellydance journey.
And the mission of Navel Gazing is to enhance and celebrate the enjoyment, empowerment, sacredness, and beauty of bellydance and women.
www.island.net /~besaddi/navel_gazing.html   (227 words)

  
 NAVEL PIERCING
Hence, even if the risk associated with wearing a navel pierce is low for any specific person, it could cumulatively represent a significant overall health risk given the millions of young women who have had such rings inserted in their navels for an extended period of time over the past decade.
This acupuncture point in the navel is never treated with an acupuncture needle in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is only treated with warming moxibustion (an acupunctural variation in which points are stimulated by warmth instead of needles) or massage.
Because navel piercing is a relatively new phenomenon, it is, of course, impossible at this stage to demonstrate any link to any disorder, whose expression is of a long-term, chronic nature, such as MS.
www.healingtherapies.info /navel_piercing.htm   (1031 words)

  
 Navel Piercing Jewelry
Another not as common navel piercing jewelry is the spiral barbell.
This can give your navel a very unique look and is available in many styles.
Most commonly the navel is pierced with a 14 gauge or thicker bar.
www.buybodyjewelry.com /navel-piercing-jewelry.php   (165 words)

  
 Tantra Navel health - Beyond perfect looks and success
The navel is the center of your physical universe.
Any pull in a particular direction reveals the effects on the body’s Center and organs that are situated in the direction of the pull, both superficially and deep.
Human from both sexes develop energy blockages in their internal organs that result in their navel energy being blocked thus resulting in knots and tangles in their abdomen.
www.tantra-ifc-the-art-of-conscious-love.com /navel_health.html   (1510 words)

  
 Navel Piercings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
During healing it is common for some minor soreness, irritation and discoloration (dark pink to light brown) of the skin around the new navel piercing.
Do not subject your new navel piercing to handling, heavy abuse, prolonged exposure to sun or water (river, lake, pool, bath tub) or oral contact while healing.
The first step to clean your new navel piercing is to clean the jewelry and outer surface of the skin.
www.kingpintattoo.com /navel1.html   (398 words)

  
 Salon | Navel battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The navel is the locus, the centerpiece of the human body.
Japanese spiritualist Hogen Fukunaga writes, "The navel is the core of everything about the person." So it logically follows that the unlucky person who ends up with an abnormal version of this most central of body parts is doomed to a life of dubious distinction.
Having an outie navel, I soon discovered, is nothing more than a cruel quirk of physiology, a dirty trick played on you by the reckless gods who stand at conception's door dishing out body parts.
www.salon.com /health/feature/1999/08/12/bellybuttons/print.html   (1630 words)

  
 Belly button rings and quality navel jewelry
However, it is also said that if a peasant girl was born with an exceptional belly button, she could be permitted to have it pierced and therefore elevate her social standing.
There is evidence of navel piercing traditions uncovered in Aztec pottery from 1200 AD depicting warriors having multiple piercings in their navels.
The "outie" belly button is a remnant of the umbilical cord that is connected to the interior of the abdomen and internal organs.
www.navelrings.biz   (767 words)

  
 navel_ill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a term describing a systemic infection which starts at the navel and causes other symptoms throughout the body.
It is prevented by careful application of iodine or other antiseptic to the navel at birth and keeping the newborn kid in a clean environment until the navel is dried and no longer susceptible to bacterial penetration.
Since this disease is so serious, if there is any herniation at birth or anything leading you to suspect that the kid may be a likely candidate for navel ill, you should start a regimen of penicillin right away.
www.goatwisdom.com /ch1baby_care/navel_ill.html   (314 words)

  
 navel cord   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The navel cord acts as a siphoning passageway for disease-carrying bacteria to enter the bloodstream of newborn animals, causing joint infections, diarrhea, generalized infections or navel infections...
At the time of birth the cord is broken, leaving a remnant of cord attached at the navel of the new born.
Navel The Umbilical Cord (From Obstetrics Section) Contemplating the Navel Omphaloskepsis is a word you won't find in all dictionaries.
www.apollodoors.co.uk   (321 words)

  
 Graham Barker's Navel Fluff Page
Also known as navel lint, it is that fascinating fluffy substance that forms mysteriously in the belly buttons of special people.
The ritual of removing fluff from my navel and putting it in a jar prior to my daily shower soon became a habit, and now that I've been doing it so long it would be a shame to stop.
He observes that the colour of navel fluff varies amongst different people, and that those who habitually wear clothes of a similar colour tend to produce fluff related to that colour.
www.feargod.net /fluff.html   (1560 words)

  
 NAVEL - Definition
Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.
{Navel gall}, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.
Seeing your navel in your dream indicates your being and self.
www.hyperdictionary.com /search.aspx?define=navel   (136 words)

  
 The Great Bellybutton Lint Survey: The Results - ABC Science Online
But once the navel ring was installed, the BBL would suddenly either be dramatically reduced, or totally disappear.
It seems to us that BBL was originally transferred into the navel by the Snail Trail, or by friction between the clothing and the belly.
The presence of the navel ring might act like a centre pole on a circus tent, and keep the clothing from touching the skin around the navel.
www.abc.net.au /science/k2/lint/results.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Navel Jewels
In the old days of burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee wore a navel jewel and when asked by other strippers how she kept it in she told them that it had a pin on it and that it was to be pushed right into the navel.
One of the dancers in one of the shows I saw in Istanbul wore a jewel in her navel.
Modern Indian women wear saris that ride low on the hips, exposing the belly, and I've been told by an Indian friend that many of the upper-caste women wear jewels in their navels as an adornment, and also as a sign of liberation.
www.bdancer.com /med-guide/culture/navel.html   (993 words)

  
 What is a navel orange? -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The navel orange is a bud-sport of the sweet orange.
Navel orange flowers produce little viable pollen; they do not need pollination to set the hesperidia.
Seeds never develop and the ovary becomes a second rudimentary berry found within the orange at the apical end where the blossom was attached--the "navel" in the orange.
www.killerplants.com /weird-plants/20030213.asp   (455 words)

  
 Navel Piercing/Tongue Web
She showed me all the jewlery and I ended up paying extra so I could get a blue tinted loop with a light blue bead on it.
So she marked my navel and had me look at it.
I ended up getting a little bump on the top hole (like the ones you can get on your cartilidge or on the bottom of your tongue) and when I was in there the next time they told me about a bunch of different things to make it go away.
www.bmezine.com /pierce/07-navel/A10221/navnavel.html   (827 words)

  
 The Navel Chakra
The Navel Chakra or Shen Ch'ue ("Mind Palace") of Taoism, and "Spleen Chakra" (in part) of Theosophy, is the major emotional centre of the being, as well as being the main storage battery for ch'i-energy.
For this reason, Mantak Chia recommends that practice of the Microcosmic orbit begins and also finishes with the Navel Centre.
According to Barbara Brennan, this chakra's usual colour - in both the Second (Gross Emotional) and Fourth (Subtle) energy bodies - is orange.
www.kheper.net /topics/chakras/Navel.htm   (297 words)

  
 Navel Piercing
Along with her attitude and mental attribute, her wardrobe and accessories goes for a complete overhaul during the weekends.
My parents say that navel piercing is horrible and they won't let me do it.
my navel percing was fine it felt like a paper cut and it looks fabulose know.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/4-21-2004-53182.asp?comm=result   (656 words)

  
 Navel jewellery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Navel jewellery with a touch of Sparkle and Classy sophistication. Perfect for a girls night out. All now reduced to £9.99
Navel surrounds can be added to a standard belly bar to embelish your navel piercing
If you have lots of navel bars then why not keep them in one of these specially designed body jewellery boxes
www.jobananas.com /acatalog/Navel_Jewellery.html   (457 words)

  
 Dangling Navel Belly Body Jewelry
Jeweled Navel Belly Body Jewelry w Multi-Stone Dangle Heart is surgical stainless steel 14 Gauge x10mm(3/8).
Curved Navel Belly Body Jewelry w Stone and 13 Circle Dangles is surgical stainless steel 14 Gauge x 10mm(3/8).
Curved Navel Belly Body Jewelry w 7 Dangling Chains is surgical stainless steel 14 Gauge x 10mm(3/8").
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 Belly Rings - Body Jewelry
It use to be that most navel jewelry came in one length and guage, 14g 7/16".
We are currently converting all of navel charms to a screw type system to allow for 14g, 12g, 10g shafts in any length.
This will allow those persons who's piercing is too deep or too shallow a perfect navel fit.
www.painfulpleasures.com /xcart/customer/home.php?cat=1   (444 words)

  
 Body Jewelry Navel by Sl-us.com
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 Amazon.com: Books: Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As engaging as it is fact-filled, Adam's Navel brings together delightful anatomical trivia with abundant evidence that we pay as much attention to breasts, fingers, and patches of hair as we do to whole people.
Sims's scattered thoughts while lying flat on his back, recovering from surgery on a dislocated cervical disc, were the origins of this delightful tour of our various body parts, from head to toe.
Regarding bodies superficially, but in whimsical depth, is the purpose of _Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form_ (Viking) by Michael Sims.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0670032247?v=glance   (2039 words)

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