Words Like HERNIA

We have put together a list of words that are similar to HERNIA.

10 Alternative Words Similar to hernia

1 Herniation Noun      Synonym Words Like Herniation
2 Rupture Noun      Synonym Words Like Rupture
3 Eventration Noun      Hyponym
4 Keratocele Noun      Hyponym
5 Colpocele Noun      Hyponym
6 Laparocele Noun      Hyponym
7 Diverticulum Noun      Hyponym
8 Vaginocele Noun      Hyponym
9 Exomphalos Noun      Hyponym
10 Omphalocele Noun      Hyponym

1 examples of hernia

1 hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels

5 definitions of hernia

1 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. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.
2 rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
3 The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture.
4 In surgery, a tumor formed by the displacement and protrusion of a part which has escaped from its natural cavity by some aperture, and projects externally; rupture: as, hernia of the brain, of the thorax, or of the abdomen.
5 A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
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