A(n) ____ Is a Protrusion of an Organ Through an Opening

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Short Answer

A(n) ____ is a protrusion of an organ through an opening in the abdominal wall.

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Definitions:

Down Syndrome

An inherited condition in which individuals have abnormalities of the face, eyelids, tongue, and other parts of the body and exhibit physical and intellectual disability; usually results from trisomy of chromosome 21.

Trisomic

A genetic condition characterized by having three copies of a particular chromosome instead of the normal two.

Colchicine

A drug that blocks the division of eukaryotic cells by binding to tubulin subunits, which make up the microtubules, the major component of the mitotic spindle.

Mitotic Metaphase

A stage of mitosis in cell division where chromosomes align in the center of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells.