Omphalocele

omphalocele /om·pha·lo·cele/ (om´fah-lo-sel?) protrusion, at birth, of part of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall at the umbilicus.

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om·phal·o·cele (m-fl-sl, mf-l-)

n.

Congenital herniation of viscera into the base of the umbilical cord. Also called exomphalos.

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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

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omphalocele

protrusion, at birth, of part of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall at the umbilicus.

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omphalocele Neonatology A congenital periumbilical defect in which loops of small intestine prolapse into a sac covered by peritoneum and amnion