Meaning | rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes. |
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Synonym | herniation |
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Narrower | colpocele, vaginocele | hernia projecting into the vagina |
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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 |
hiatus hernia, hiatal hernia, diaphragmatic 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 |
keratocele | hernia of the cornea |
laparocele | hernia through the abdomen |
umbilical hernia, omphalocele | protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel |
Broader | rupture | state of being torn or burst open |
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Spanish | hernia, quebradura |
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Catalan | hèrnia |
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