The noun OMPHALOCELE has 1 sense: 1. protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth. Familiarity information: OMPHALOCELE used as a noun is very rare.on't mend what ain't broken. (English proverb). There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them (Breton proverb).
Mitochondria are large organelles containing DNA and surrounded by a double membrane. The inner membrane is highly convoluted, with deep folds called cristae. The membranes divide the mitochondrion into two compartments, the central matrix, and the intermembrane space.
In cell biology, an organelle is a specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function. Individual organelles are usually separately enclosed within their own lipid bilayers. The name organelle comes from the idea that these structures are parts of cells, as organs are to the body, hence organelle, the suffix -elle being a diminutive. Organelles are identified by microscopy, and can also be purified by cell fractionation. There are many types of organelles, particularly in eukaryotic