Herniation

Synonyms for "herniation" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
bulgecerebral herniation

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
disc protrusionhernia

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
intracranial herniationnucleus pulposus extrusionoutpouchingprotrusion

Related word relations

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More general

5 entries
anatomical abnormalitybrain disordermedical conditionpathologyrupture

More specific

7 entries
abdominal herniationbrain herniationbulging discdisc herniationextruded disctonsillar herniationuncal herniation

Collocations

6 entries
brain herniationdisc herniationherniated discherniation syndromeintervertebral disc herniationspinal herniation

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

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