Usually means: Displacement of tissue through structure.
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  3. herniation: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. herniation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Herniation: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  6. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  7. Herniation (brain), herniation: Medical dictionary
  8. Herniation: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (herniation)

▸ noun:  The formation of a hernia.

Similar:
hernia, pseudoherniation, hysterocele, herniotomy, hernioplasty, vertebration, herniorrhaphy, herniorraphy, hernial sac, hiatus hernia, more...

Opposite:
retraction, protrusion, extension

Phrases:
disc herniation, Brain herniation, uncal herniation, tonsillar herniation, cerebral herniation, more...

Adjectives:
lumbar, transtentorial, uncal, cerebral, recurrent, central, tentorial, cervical, lateral, tonsillar, acute

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Similar:
hernia, pseudoherniation, hysterocele, herniotomy, hernioplasty, vertebration, herniorrhaphy, herniorraphy, hernial sac, hiatus hernia, more...

Opposite:
retraction, protrusion, extension

Phrases:
disc herniation, Brain herniation, uncal herniation, tonsillar herniation, cerebral herniation, tentorial herniation, central herniation, cerebellar herniation, herniation syndrome, cingulate herniation, more...

Adjectives:
lumbar, transtentorial, uncal, cerebral, recurrent, central, tentorial, cervical, lateral, tonsillar, acute



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