omphalocele Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Om"pha*lo*cele` noun
Etymology
Gr. the navel + a tumor: cf.F. omphalocéle.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A hernia at the navel.

Webster 1913