Herniated

verb

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbOf a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.

"When small bowel herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia."

2.adjectiveHaving or forming a hernia.

"a herniated disk"

Synonyms

hernial herniary vertebral hymeneal hypertrophic protuberantial hydromyelic ligamentous hypertrophical histogenic hemorrhoidal hermogenic

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