Congenital Abnormality
celosomy
Definitions related to celosomy:
  • A developmental abnormality characterized by the complex protrusion of viscera outside the abdominal wall.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A developmental defect characterized by incomplete closure of the anterior body wall, resulting in herniation, to variable degrees, of thoracic and/or abdominal viscera. The sternum, sternal ends of ribs, and muscular body wall are usually defective or poorly developed. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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