herniation
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1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | state of being torn or burst open (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | diverticulum, |
| definition | : | a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | eventration, |
| definition | : | protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | exomphalos, |
| definition | : | an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | inguinal hernia, |
| definition | : | hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | keratocele, |
| definition | : | hernia of the cornea (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | laparocele, |
| definition | : | hernia through the abdomen (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | omphalocele, umbilical hernia, |
| definition | : | protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth (noun.state) |
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