OMPHALOS
\ˈɒmfəlˌə͡ʊz], \ˈɒmfəlˌəʊz], \ˈɒ_m_f_ə_l_ˌəʊ_z]\
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om'fal-us, n. the navel: a raised central point: a boss.--adj. OMPHAL'IC.--ns. OM'PHALISM, tendency to place the capital of a country at its geographical centre, or to increase the powers of central at the expense of local government; OMPHAL[=I]'TIS, inflammation of the umbilicus; OM'PHALOCELE, umbilical hernia.--adj. OM'PHALOID.--ns. OM'PHALOMANCY, divination from the number of knots in the navel-string as to how many children the mother will bear; OMPHALOP'AGUS, a double monster united at the umbilicus; OMPHALOT'OMY, cutting of the umbilical cord at birth. [Gr., the navel.]
By Thomas Davidson