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umbilical hernia

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noun

Pathology.

  1. a hernia of the umbilicus.

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Umbilical hernia is not generally of much importance, the navel opening gradually closes as the pig grows stronger and the enlargement disappears.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders

Umbilical hernia may be classed under three heads: congenital, infantile, and adult.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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