hernia : Idioms & Phrases
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diaphragmatic hernia
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noun hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
diaphragmatic hernia; hiatal hernia.
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hiatal hernia
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noun hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
diaphragmatic hernia; hiatal hernia.
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hiatus hernia
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noun hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
diaphragmatic hernia; hiatal hernia.
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Incarcerated hernia
(Med.) , hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.
Webster 1913
inguinal hernia
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noun hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
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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.
Webster 1913
Umbilical hernia
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noun protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
omphalocele.
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(Med.) , hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus.