UMBILICAL HERNIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does umbilical hernia mean? 

• UMBILICAL HERNIA (noun)
  The noun UMBILICAL HERNIA has 1 sense:

1. protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

  Familiarity information: UMBILICAL HERNIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UMBILICAL HERNIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

omphalocele; umbilical hernia

Hypernyms ("umbilical hernia" is a kind of...):

hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by large birth weight, macroglossia, umbilical hernia, ear abnormalities, and hypoglycemia.

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