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exomphalos

 [eks-om´fah-los]
1. hernia of the abdominal viscera into the umbilical cord.
2. umbilical hernia.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ex·om·pha·los

(eks-om'fă-lŭs),
1. Protrusion of the umbilicus. Synonym(s): exumbilication (1)
2. Synonym(s): umbilical hernia
3. Synonym(s): omphalocele
[G. ex, out, + omphalos, umbilicus]
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ex·om·pha·los

(eks-om'fă-lŏs, makrō-glosē-ă, ji-gantizm sindrōm)
1. Protrusion of the umbilicus.
Synonym(s): exumbilication (1) .
2. Synonym(s): umbilical hernia.
3. Synonym(s): omphalocele.
[G. ex, out, + omphalos, umbilicus]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

exomphalos

A protrusion, or herniation, of some of the abdominal contents into the umbilical cord at birth.
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