herniation

her·ni·ate  (hûrn-t)

intr.v. her·ni·at·ed, her·ni·at·ing, her·ni·ates

To protrude through an abnormal bodily opening.

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herni·ation n.

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Noun

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herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes hernia rupture - state of being torn or burst open colpocele, vaginocele - hernia projecting into the vagina diverticulum - a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) eventration - protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall exomphalos - an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord diaphragmatic hernia, hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia - hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm inguinal hernia - hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males keratocele - hernia of the cornea laparocele - hernia through the abdomen omphalocele, umbilical hernia - protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth