Definition of Exomphalos

1. Noun. An umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord.

Generic synonyms: Hernia, Herniation

Medical Definition of Exomphalos

1. 1. Protrusion of the umbilicus. Synonym: exumbilication, umbilical hernia, omphalocele. Origin: G. Ex, out, + omphalos, umbilicus (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exomphalos

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exome
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exomion
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exomoon
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exomorphism
exomphalos (current term)
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Literary usage of Exomphalos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1882)
"Dr Croom thought this paper did not offer much room for criticism, as exomphalos was a very rare occurrence. The Fellows were much indebted to Professor ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1859)
"exomphalos,m which the Gravid uterus formed tin- Hc-r nial Mass.—Mr. MURRAY related to the Obstetrical Society of London (April 6, 185!)) a case of this, ..."

3. Obstetrics: The Science and the Art by Charles Delucena Meigs (1856)
"... the root of the umbilical cord—occasionally it becomes fixed there, and the child, continuing to grow, is at length born with an irreducible exomphalos. ..."

4. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1828)
"STRANGULATED exomphalos in THE EIGHTH MONTH OF PRIG NANCY." E. Wright, aet. ... exomphalos ..."

5. Transactions of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society by Edinburgh Obstetrical Society (1906)
"Dr Berry Hart proposed a vote of thanks to the President for his address. . i V. NOTE ON A CASE OF exomphalos WITH ACCIDENTAL HAEMORRHAGE AND DELAYED SECOND ..."

6. The Half-yearly Abstract of the Medical Sciences: Being a Digest of British edited by William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Dommett Stone (1863)
"On the Radical Cure of exomphalos in the Adult. By Dr. PATRICK H. WATSON, Assistant-Surgeon to the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. (Edinburgh Medical Journal ..."

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