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umbilical hernia

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hernia in which part of the intestine protrudes through the abdominal wall under the skin in the region of the navel.

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  • noun pathology A hernia at the site of the umbilicus.

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  • noun protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

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