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Hernia

A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

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A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

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Word	Definition
herniationnoun	The formation of a hernia.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hernia"

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Word	Definition
herniationnoun	The formation of a hernia.
hiatal	(anatomy) Relating to a hiatus.
slippery	Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
rupturenoun	A burst, split, or break.
hiatusnoun	An interruption, break, pause or absence.
cerebrinoun	—
eventrationnoun	(medicine) A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
protrusionnoun	(countable) Anything that protrudes.
bulgenoun	An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
outpouchingnoun	(pathology) evagination
extrusionnoun	A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
prolapsenoun	A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ.
displacementnoun	The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
evaginationnoun	An outgrowth or protruded part.
enterocelenoun	(pathology) An intestinal hernia.
omphalocelenoun	A hernia of the navel.
cystocelenoun	(medicine) Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
rectocelenoun	(pathology) A hernia of the rectum into the vagina.
meningocelenoun	(pathology) A form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull.
myelomeningocelenoun	(pathology) A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges.