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Omphalocele

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Om´pha`lo`cele`
n.1.(Med.) A hernia at the navel.
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Noun1.Omphalocele - protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navelomphalocele - protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
umbilical hernia
hernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
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