Herniation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of a hernia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes wordnet

Synonyms

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bulgecerebral herniationdisc protrusionherniaintracranial herniationnucleus pulposus extrusion

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"Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out."

Etymology

From hernia + -ation.

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