Herniation (Noun)
Meaning
Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- A herniation of the intervertebral disc occurred after years of heavy lifting, causing agonizing lower back pain.
- The weakened muscles surrounding her abdominal cavity allowed for a herniation, poking a bulge through her stomach area.
- During surgery, the doctor carefully pushed the herniation of the intestinal tissue back into the abdominal cavity.
- The possibility of herniation due to increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure concerns neurosurgeons, and they monitor such cases closely.
- In this patient, the herniation of a lumbar disc is thought to have caused the severe numbness in the left leg.