- irreducible hernia
- incarcerated h.
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irreducible hernia
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Irreducible — Ir re*du ci*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irreducible case — Irreducible Ir re*du ci*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irreducible — 1. Not reducible; incapable of being made smaller. 2. In chemistry, incapable of being made simpler, or of being replaced, hydrogenated, or reduced in positive charge. * * * ir·re·duc·ible .ir i d(y)ü sə bəl adj impossible to bring into a desired … Medical dictionary
Hernia — Classification and external resources Frontal chest X ray showing a hernia of Morgagni ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
irreducible — Que no se puede hacer volver a su posición o estado normales, como la hernia irreducible. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
hernia — hernial, adj. /herr nee euh/, n., pl. hernias, herniae / nee ee /. Pathol. the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, esp. in the abdominal region. Cf. hiatus hernia, strangulated hernia. [1350 1400; ME < L … Universalium
hernia — n. the protrusion of an organ or tissue out of the body cavity in which it normally lies. An inguinal hernia (or rupture) occurs in the lower abdomen; a sac of peritoneum, containing fat or part of the bowel, bulges through a weak part (inguinal… … The new mediacal dictionary
irreducible — adj. unable to be replaced in a normal position: applied particularly to a type of hernia … The new mediacal dictionary
incarcerated hernia — hernia of intestine that cannot be returned or reduced by manipulation; it may or may not become a strangulated hernia. Called also irreducible h … Medical dictionary
