exomphalos

exomphalos definition - medical

ex·om·pha·los (ĕk-sŏmˈfə-lŏsˌ, -ləs)

noun
  1. Protrusion or rupture of the navel.
  2. See umbilical hernia.
  3. See omphalocele.

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