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EXOMPHALOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exomphalos mean?
• EXOMPHALOS (noun)
The noun EXOMPHALOS has 1 sense:
1. an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
Familiarity information: EXOMPHALOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("exomphalos" is a kind of...):
hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)
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