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herniation

herniation

2 8.1
Part of an organ or tissue pushes through a tear in the surrounding muscle
  • noun
  • /ˌhɜrniˈeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hernia
  • Doctors diagnosed herniation of the disc after reviewing the MRI results.
  • brain herniation
  • cerebral herniation
  • tissue herniation

But what is true is that many people have herniations of their disc and do not report pain.

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Examples

  • Despite intensive supportive care, she died 2 days later of brain stem herniation caused by persistent elevated intracranial pressure (ICP).

    Academic text (2013)
  • However, neurocysticercosis may manifest with life-threatening complications such as cerebral edema, infarct, hydrocephalus, or brain herniation.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Also, we did not find any brain tissue herniation along with the CSF leak.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Muscular herniation may or may not be palpable.

    Academic text (2004)
  • No herniation of the brain was observed in any part of the mastoid antrum.

    Academic text (2007)
  • But what is true is that many people have herniations of their disc and do not report pain.

  • The conclusion of the autopsy and laboratory findings was that cerebral herniation was the immediate cause of death.

    Academic text (2012)
  • During necropsy, signs of cerebral herniation were detected.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The herniation leads to pressure on the nerve root, with resulting neuromuscular signs and symptoms (Figure 9).

    Academic text (2005)
  • If a significant defect in the tegmen is not reconstructed, an encephalocele (herniation of brain tissue) might occur.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

hernia
vsherniation
  • Specialized
42 5.6

A lump in the body where an organ pushes through a weak spot in the muscle

is the same condition but named in a different noun form

Antonyms

1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

How Severe

strangulation
  • Specialized
1 8.0
herniation
  • Specialized
2 8.1
bulge
42 3.2

Surface Forms

herniation singular
herniations plural

Morphology

herniation = herniate (semi-transparent) = hernia + tion

The noun is a regular nominalization of the medical verb 'herniate', but the term remains specialized and may not be fully inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

Herniation comes from the Latin word hernia meaning 'rupture' or 'bulge'. So, a herniation is when an organ or tissue pushes out through a weak spot in a muscle or membrane, making a painful 'bulge' where it should stay inside.