omphalocele /om·pha·lo·cele/ (om´fah-lo-sēl″) protrusion, at birth, of part of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall at the umbilicus.
Omphalocele
omphalocele
omphalocele
om·phal·o·cele ( m-f l  -s l , mf-l -)n. Congenital herniation of viscera into the base of the umbilical cord. Also called exomphalos. |
Omphalocele
A congenital hernia in which a small portion of the fetal abdominal contents, covered by a membrane sac, protrudes into the base of the umbilical cord.
Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery
omphalocele
[om′fəlōsēl′]
Etymology: Gk, omphalos + kele, hernia
congenital herniation of intraabdominal viscera through a defect in the abdominal wall around the umbilicus. The defect is usually closed surgically soon after birth. Compare gastroschisis.
omphalocele
protrusion, at birth, of part of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall at the umbilicus.
omphalocele
Neonatology A congenital periumbilical defect in which loops of small intestine prolapse into a sac covered by peritoneum and amnion
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