enteroepiplocele

enteroepiplocele

 [en″ter-o-e-pip´lo-sēl]

hernia of the intestine and omentum.

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enteroepiplocele

(ĕn″tĕr-ō-ē-pĭp′lō-sēl) [″ + epiploon, omentum, + kele, tumor, swelling]

A hernia of the small intestine and omentum.

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