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hernia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | herniation |
| Type of | rupture |
| Has types | diaphragmatic hernia, diverticulum, eventration, exomphalos, hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia, inguinal hernia, keratocele, laparocele, omphalocele, umbilical hernia, colpocele, vaginocele |
Examples of hernia
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What about the other half who initially were chosen to have the hernia repaired?
From the theepochtimes.com
Sessions made it through 81 despite dealing with a painful hernia half the year.
From the sacbee.com
Thompson is scheduled to undergo surgery this morning to repair a sports hernia.
From the inrich.com
Baker, one of the top backups, was out most of camp with a sports hernia injury.
From the thestate.com
However, the hernia required surgery and sidelined him for longer than expected.
From the washingtonpost.com
He's had surgery on an ankle surgery and a sports hernia since the season ended.
From the freep.com
I have bipolar 2 and was just diagnosed with diverticulosis and a hiatal hernia.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Then he developed a hernia at the operation scar, so the surgeons went in again.
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Then he went in for a hernia operation, and doctors discovered the colon cancer.
From the sacbee.com
- Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm.
- A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen
- The protrusion of a loop of an organ or tissue through a weakened opening. Ten to 20 percent of patients who have weight-loss surgery develop a hernia.
- A weakness in the tissue of the abdominal wall that results in a detectable bulge.
- A weakness in the abdominal wall that causes a portion of the intestines to protrude into the umbilical or inguinal area. This may also occur with a problem of the diaphragm that causes the bowel to enter the chest cavity, resulting in underdevelopment of the lung.
- Protrusion of the intestines into the scrotum.
- Latin = a protrusion, adjective - hernial.
- Abnormal protrusion of organs through a weak spot or abnormal opening, usually in the abdominal or groin areas.
