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umbilical hernia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
um-bil-i-cal h-er-nia
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hernia at the site of the umbilicus (navel).

Inflected Forms

umbilical hernias (plural)

Synonyms

omphalocele

Questions

What does umbilical hernia mean?
A hernia at the site of the umbilicus (navel).

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