OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 37868

herniate

/ˈhɜː(ɹ)nieɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
herniarse
Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.
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