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Hernia — Classification and external resources Frontal chest X ray showing a hernia of Morgagni ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
hernia — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hiatus ▪ sports (AmE) VERB + HERNIA ▪ have, suffer from ▪ repair HERNI … Collocations dictionary
Hernia repair — Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general anesthesia using a conventional incision or a laparoscope. The alternative term herniorrhaphy comes from hernio , referring to a hernia + … Medical dictionary
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 — 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
repair — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extensive, major ▪ minor ▪ essential, necessary, vital ▪ emergency … Collocations dictionary
Shouldice Hernia Centre — Infobox Hospital Name = Shouldice Hernia Centre Org/Group = Caption = Location = Thornhill Region = State = Ontario Country = Canada HealthCare = Private Type = Specialist Speciality = Hernia repair Standards = Emergency = No Affiliation= Beds =… … Wikipedia
Bassini repair — repair of inguinal hernia, with high ligation of the sac, reinforcement of the floor of the canal, and placement of the spermatic cord under the external oblique anastomosis. Called also Bassini operation … Medical dictionary
McVay repair — repair of an inguinal hernia by suturing the conjoined tendon (inguinal falx) first to the pectineal ligament (Cooper ligament) from the pubic tubercle laterally to the femoral canal and then to the inguinal ligament beyond the femoral canal,… … Medical dictionary
Femoral hernia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K41 ICD 9 553.0 … Wikipedia
