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
1Other words from herniate
- her·ni·a·tion [hur-nee-ey-shuhn], /ˌhɜr niˈeɪ ʃən/, noun
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