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Main Entry: ex·om·pha·los
Pronunciation: ek-'säm-f&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ex·om·pha·li /-"lI, -lE/
: UMBILICAL HERNIA; also : OMPHALOCELE
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exomphalos ex·om·pha·los (ěk-sŏm'fə-lŏs', -ləs)
n.

  1. Protrusion or rupture of the navel.

  2. See umbilical hernia.

  3. See omphalocele.

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