omphalocele
/ˈɑmfəloʊˌsil/
noun
- A birth defect in which a baby's intestines or other abdominal organs stick out through the belly button area because of a hole in the abdominal wall.
- After the operation to repair the omphalocele, the infant recovered well in the neonatal unit.
- The baby was born with an omphalocele and needed surgery soon after delivery.
- Doctors detected the omphalocele during a routine ultrasound before the baby was born.