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umbilication

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umbilication /um·bil·i·ca·tion/ (um-bil″ĭ-ka´shun) a depression resembling the umbilicus.
um·bil·i·ca·tion (m-bl-kshn)
n.
1. A pit or navellike depression.
2. Formation of a depression at the apex of a papule, vesicle, or pustule.
umbilication
[um′bilikā′shən]
Etymology: L, umbilicus, navel
the process of becoming dimpled or pitted or acquiring a depressed area.
umbilication [um-bil″ĭ-ka´shun]
a depression resembling the umbilicus.
umbilication
a depression resembling the umbilicus.
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After resolution of the infection, a small umbilication in the skin remained.
Cutaneous draining sinus tract of odontogenic origin: unusual ... by Davis, Loretta S. / Southern Medical Journal
The central depression or umbilication has a white, waxy, curd-like core.
Molluscum contagiosum by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The patient then had a colonoscopy (Olympus CF-QI40L, Olympus America Inc, Melville, NY), which showed a large (4 x 3 cm) submucosal, vascular-appearing mass with central umbilication located in the cecum.
Large, Vascular Cecal Mass. (Case Histories) by Woodward, Timothy A. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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