herniation

American  

[hur-nee-ey-shuhn] / ˌhɜr niˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormal condition or process in which an organ or other tissue protrudes through an opening, as in the organ’s surrounding walls or some other narrow space.

   Acupuncture is often effective for the treatment of intervertebral disc herniations.

   In a fetus, herniation of the liver above the diaphragm is cause for concern.

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Etymology

Origin of herniation

First recorded in 1875–80; hernia ( def. ) + -tion ( def. )

Example Sentences

He missed the start of the season after undergoing microdiscectomy for a lumbar disc herniation.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Especially in the previous century, spinal imaging focused on findings associated with degenerative spinal changes, including disk degeneration and disk herniation.

From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2023

In 1997, with the O’s in a pennant race with the Yankees, Ripken played with a herniation in a back disk for 52 straight games.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2020

But Michael Collins, the astronaut first chosen as the Command Module Pilot, needed back surgery after suffering a cervical disc herniation.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2018

At the postmortem there was found a defect in the diaphragm on the left side, permitting herniation of the stomach and first part of the duodenum into the left pleural cavity.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Related Words

• breach
• fissure
• fracture
• hernia
• schism