paromphalocele

paromphalocele definition - medical

par·om·phal·o·cele (părˌŏm-fălˈə-sēlˌ, -ŏmˈfə-lō-)

noun
  1. A tumor near the navel.
  2. A hernia through a defect in the abdominal wall near the navel.

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