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nounprotrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
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Chinese Mandarin 臍疝 /脐疝
- 臍疝 /脐疝 (qíshàn)hernia of the navel
Finnish omfaloseeli
- omfaloseelihernia of the navel
French omphalocèle
- omphalocèlehernia of the navel
Portuguese onfalocele
- onfalocelehernia of the navel
Russian эмбриона́льная гры́жа
- эмбриона́льная гры́жа (embrionálʹnaja grýža)hernia of the navel
Turkish omfalosel
- omfaloselhernia of the navel
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omphalocele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalocele
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“omphalocele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalocele. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omphalocele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalocele.
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