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her·ni·a

 (hûr′nē-ə)
n. pl. her·ni·as or her·ni·ae (-nē-ē′)
The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture.

[Middle English, from Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]

her′ni·al adj.
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her·ni·al

a. herniado-a, rel. a una hernia o que padece de ella;
___ sacsaco de la hernia, bolsa peritoneal en la cual desciende la hernia;
___ discdisco ___.
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Laparoscopy was then done to explore the contralateral inguinal ring either through the hernial sac or umbilicus.
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His abdomen was soft but mildly distended, and examination of his hernial orifices revealed no abnormalities.
In group II, out of twelve animals confirmed for diaphragmatic hernia (nine animals by radiograph and three animals by rumenotomy), six animals were operated for diaphragmatic hernial repair under post xiphoid transabdominal approach after 48 hours of rumenotomy.
McVay herniorrhaphy was performed after the neck of the hernial sac was ligatured.
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The ultrasound showed a swelling of the isthmic region in the form of a hernial sac containing a heterogeneous echoic image of 7 cm along its long axis.
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