exstrophy of cloaca

exstrophy /ex·stro·phy/ (ek´stro-fe) the turning inside out of an organ.

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exstrophy of the bladder  congenital absence of a portion of the lower anterior abdominal wall and the anterior bladder wall, with eversion of the posterior bladder wall through the defect, an open pubic arch, and widely separated ischia connected by a fibrous band.

exstrophy of cloaca , cloacal exstrophy a developmental anomaly in which two hemibladders are separated by an area of intestine with a mucosal surface, resembling a large red tumor in the midline of the lower abdomen.

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exstrophy of cloaca

n.

A developmental anomaly in which an area of intestinal mucosa is interposed between two separate areas of the urinary bladder.

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exstrophy [ek´stro-fe]

the turning inside out of an organ, such as the urinary bladder.

exstrophy of the bladder congenital absence of a portion of the abdominal wall and bladder wall, the bladder appearing to be turned inside out, with the internal surface of its posterior wall showing through the opening in the anterior wall.

exstrophy of cloaca (cloacal exstrophy) a developmental anomaly in which two segments of bladder (hemibladders) are separated by an area of intestine with a mucosal surface, resembling a large red tumor in the midline of the lower abdomen.