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exomphalos

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exomphalos /ex·om·pha·los/ (eks-om´fah-los) umbilical hernia.
ex·om·pha·los (k-smf-ls, -ls)
n.
1. Protrusion or rupture of the navel.
2. See umbilical hernia.
3. See omphalocele.
exomphalos [eks-om´fah-los]
1. hernia of the abdominal viscera into the umbilical cord.
2. umbilical hernia.
exomphalos
1. hernia of the abdominal viscera into the umbilical cord.
2. congenital umbilical hernia.
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The baby girl is suffering from a birth defect called exomphalos major, in which the infant's intestine or other abdominal organs stick out of the navel, according to a doctor at the government- run Patna Medical College and Hospital ( PMCH) here.
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