OMPHALOCELE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

Synonyms:

omphalocele; umbilical hernia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("omphalocele" is a kind of...):

hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)

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