exomphalos

exomphalos
= umbilical hernia; n.
a congenital defect in which the abdominal wall fails to close during fetal development and bowel, covered by peritoneum, herniates through the umbilical cord. Unlike gastroschisis, it is associated with other structural fetal abnormalities. It can be corrected by surgery.

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