Omphalocele \Om"pha*lo*cele`\, n. [Gr. ? the navel + ? a tumor: cf.F. omphaloc['e]le.] (Med.) A hernia at the navel.
omphalocele n : protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth [syn: {umbilical hernia}]