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periumbilical

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periumbilical /peri·um·bil·i·cal/ (per″e-um-bil´ĭ-k'l) around the umbilicus.
periumbilical
[per′i·umbil′ikəl]
Etymology: Gk, peri, around, umbilicus, navel
pertaining to the area around the umbilicus.

periumbilical [per″e-um-bil´ĭ-k'l]
near or around the umbilicus.

periumbilical
around the umbilicus.


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Histologic examination of the initial excised tissues showed a localized periumbilical cutaneous lesion of 14 cm x 13 cm.
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