| umbilical hernia n. A usually self-correcting hernia of the intestines in which protrusion occurs through the abdominal wall in the region of the navel. |
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| Noun | 1. |  umbilical hernia - protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birthhernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
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