herniation

Noun herniation has 1 sense

• herniation(n = noun.state) hernia - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes;
is a kind of rupture
has particulars: colpocele, vaginocele, diverticulum, eventration, exomphalos, diaphragmatic hernia, hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia, inguinal hernia, keratocele, laparocele, omphalocele, umbilical hernia