herniate

[hur-nee-eyt]

verb (used without object), her·ni·at·ed, her·ni·at·ing.

to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.

Origin of herniate

First recorded in 1875–80; herni(a) + -ate¹

Related formsher·ni·a·tion, noun

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herniate in Medicine

herniate

[hûr′nē-āt′]

v.

To protrude through an abnormal bodily opening.

Related formsher′ni•a′tion n.

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