Noun
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rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
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hernia |
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rupture the act of making a sudden noisy break
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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)
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eventration protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
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exomphalos an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
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diaphragmatic hernia,
hiatal hernia,
hiatus hernia hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
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inguinal hernia hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
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keratocele hernia of the cornea
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laparocele hernia through the abdomen
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