paromphalocele
Pronunciation: par′om-fal′ō-sēl
Definition:
- A tumor near the umbilicus.
- A hernia through a defect in the abdominal wall near the umbilicus.
[para- + G. omphalos, umbilicus, + kēlē, tumor, hernia]
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