Definition of Hernia. Meaning of Hernia. Synonyms of Hernia

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Definition of Hernia

Hernia
Hernia Her"ni*a, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herni[ae]. [L.] (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.

Meaning of Hernia from wikipedia

- A hernia (pl.: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the...
- A hiatal hernia or hiatus hernia is a type of hernia in which abdominal organs (typically the stomach) slip through the diaphragm into the middle compartment...
- An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Morgagni's hernia Bochdalek hernia Hiatal hernia Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia A scaphoid abdomen...
- An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting...
- hernia: groin and ventral (abdominal) wall. Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator, and inguinal. Inguinal hernia is the most common type of hernia...
- A Spigelian hernia is the type of ventral hernia that occurs through the Spigelian aponeurosis, which is the part of the aponeurosis of the transverse...
- groin hernia may refer to: Inguinal hernia, a hernia through the inguinal canal Femoral hernia, a hernia through the femoral canal Velpeau hernia, a rare...
- Femoral hernias are hernias which occur just below the inguinal ligament, when abdominal contents p**** through a naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal...
- Hernia repair is a surgical operation for the correction of a hernia—a bulging of internal organs or tissues through the wall that contains it. It can...