Usually means: Displacement of an organ tissue.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word herniating:

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  1. herniating: Merriam-Webster
  2. herniating: Wiktionary
  3. herniating: Dictionary.com
  4. herniating: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. herniating: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. herniating: Medical dictionary

(Note: See herniate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (herniate)

verb:  (intransitive) Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
▸ Also see herniate


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