noun
Meaning 1
A hernia of the navel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
omphalocele
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ɑmˈfæl.əˌsil/
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General-American: /ˈɑm(p).fə.ləˌsil/
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General-American: [ɑmˈɸæl.əˌsil]
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General-American: [ˈɑm(p).ɸə.ləˌsil]
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General-American: [ɑɱˈfæl.əˌsil]
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General-American: [ˈɑɱ(p̪).fə.ləˌsil]
noun
Meaning 2
protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: umbilical hernia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hernia, herniation
History
Etymology
From omphalo- + -cele.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: օմֆալոցելե (ōmfalocʻele) — hernia of the navel
- Chinese Mandarin: 臍疝 /脐疝 (qíshàn) — hernia of the navel
- Finnish: omfaloseeli — hernia of the navel
- French: omphalocèle — hernia of the navel
- Portuguese: onfalocele — hernia of the navel
- Russian: эмбриона́льная гры́жа (embrionálʹnaja grýža) — hernia of the navel
- Turkish: omfalosel — hernia of the navel