omphalocele

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omphalocele - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Omphalocele \Om"pha*lo*cele`\, n. [Gr. ? the navel + ? a tumor:
     cf. F. omphaloc['e]le.] (Med.)
     A hernia at the navel.
     [1913 Webster]

omphalocele - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  omphalocele
      n 1: protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in
           the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting
           after birth [syn: umbilical hernia, omphalocele]