Omphalotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Omphalotomy \Om`pha*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?; ? the navel + te`mnein
     to cut: cf. F. omphalotomie.] (Surg.)
     The operation of dividing the navel-string.
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