herniate

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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.

   When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.

Similar words

permeate interject infiltrate intravasate hyperabduct extracorporealize transregionate recess interlie interlineate

Often followed by

through into and or a out the in from

Word family

herniated herniates herniating herniation herniations