Congenital Abnormality
omphalocele
om·phal·o·cele
Etymology:
Greek omphalos = umbilicus + kele = swelling, used here in the sense of hernia
Definitions related to congenital omphalocele:
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(omphalocele) A defect in the abdominal wall at the umbilicus, through which the intestines and other viscera protrude. These may or may not be covered by a thin, translucent sac. (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 TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(omphalocele) A congenital defect in the muscles of the abdominal wall that results in the intestines and other abdominal organs developing outside the abdominal wall covered in a sac.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(omphalocele) A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL at the UMBILICUS resulting in the extrusion of VISCERA through the UMBILICUS. Unlike GASTROSCHISIS, omphalocele is covered with PERITONEUM but without overlying SKIN.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(omphalocele) A midline anterior incomplete closure of the abdominal wall in which there is herniation of the abdominal viscera into the base of the abdominal cord.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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An omphalocele is a protrusion of abdominal viscera from a midline defect at the base of the umbilicus.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Omphalocele is an anterior abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord, with herniation of the abdominal contents. The herniated organs are covered by the parietal peritoneum.WebMD, 2019
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