Usually means: Surgical removal of the umbilicus.
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▸ noun:  (surgery) The excision of the navel.

Similar:
umbilectomy, omphalotomy, omentectomy, omphalocele, oopherectomy, omphalocoele, oophorectomy, epiplopexy, omentoplasty, operculectomy, more...

Opposite:
omphalotomy, omphalopagus

Types:
open omphalectomy, umbilicoplasty, more...

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Similar:
umbilectomy, omphalotomy, omentectomy, omphalocele, oopherectomy, omphalocoele, oophorectomy, epiplopexy, omentoplasty, operculectomy, more...

Opposite:
omphalotomy, omphalopagus

Types:
open omphalectomy, umbilicoplasty, more...



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