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1. = navel. (Cf. ↑navel)3. a round or conical stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, believed by the ancient Greeks to mark the center of the earth.╂[< Greek omphalós navel, boss2, hub]
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ex|om|pha|los — «ehk SOM fuh luhs», noun. a hernia at the navel. ╂[< Greek exómphalos < ex out + ómphalos navel] … Useful english dictionary
los — ae·gi·tha·los; ag·chy·los·to·ma; an·cy·los·to·ma; an·cy·los·to·mum; an·ky·los·to·ma; an·ti·grop·e·los; apos·to·los; ar·chi·di·das·ca·los; arc·to·staph·y·los; ar·y·bal·los; au·los; au·los·to·mi; au·los·to·mus; bib·u·los·i·ty; cal·los·i·ty;… … English syllables
Pha Terrell — Elmer „Pha“ Terrell (* 25. Mai 1910 in Kansas City, Missouri; † 14. Oktober 1945 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Jazzsänger. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Wirken 2 Würdigung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pha Terrell — Elmer Pha Terrell (May 25, 1910, Kansas City, Missouri October 14, 1945, Los Angeles) was an American jazz singer.Terrell was working in nightclubs locally in Kansas City in the early 1930s as a singer, dancer, and emcee when he was discovered by … Wikipedia
omphalos — om·pha·los … English syllables
om — om·mas·tre·phes; om·ma·te·al; om·ma·te·um; om·ma·tid·i·al; om·ma·tid·i·um; om·ma·tin; om·mat·o·phore; om·mo·chrome; om·ne·i·ty; om·ni·bearing; om·ni·competence; om·ni·competent; om·ni·directional; om·ni·far·i·ous; om·nif·ic; om·nif·i·cence;… … English syllables
exomphalos — 1. Protrusion of the umbilicus. SYN: exumbilication (1). 2. SYN: umbilical hernia. 3. SYN: omphalocele. [G. ex, out, + omphalos, umbilicus] * * * ex·om·pha·los ek säm fə ləs n, pl li .lī, lē … Medical dictionary
Omphalos — The omphalos (or omphalus) is also called the umbilicus or navel. Omphalos is the Greek word for the navel. The decorative boss protruding from the center of a Greek warrior s shield was also called the omphalos, as was the knob at the center of… … Medical dictionary
cirsomphalos — Rarely used term for caput medusae [G. kirsos, varix, + omphalos, umbilicus] * * * cir·som·pha·los (sər somґfə los) [cirso + Gr. omphalos navel] caput medusae … Medical dictionary
hepatomphalos — SYN: hepatomphalocele. * * * hep·a·tom·pha·los (hep″ə tomґfə los) [hepat + Gr. omphalos navel] an omphalocele with part of the liver in the sac. Called also hepatomphalocele … Medical dictionary
