celosomia /ce·lo·so·mia/ (se″lo-so´me-ah) congenital fissure or absence of the sternum, with hernial protrusion of the viscera.
celosomia
ce·lo·so·mi·a (s  l -s m- )n. A congenital protrusion of the abdomen or thorax, usually accompanied by defects of the sternum and ribs as well as of the abdominal walls. |
celosomia
[sē′ləsō′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, kele, hernia, soma, body
a congenital malformation characterized by a fissure or absence of the sternum and ribs and protrusion of the viscera.
celosoma, celosomia
congenital fissure or absence of the sternum, with hernial protrusion of the viscera.
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