herniated

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• herniated — adj. Herniated is used with these nouns: ↑disc …   Collocations dictionary

• herniated — hernia ► NOUN (pl. hernias or herniae) ▪ a condition in which part of an organ (typically the intestine) is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it. DERIVATIVES herniated adjective herniation noun. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• Herniated disc — Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc, which is called the nucleus, is soft, springy and receives the shock of standing, walking, running, etc. The outer ring of the disc, which is …   Medical dictionary

• herniated — Denoting any structure protruded through a hernial opening. * * * her·ni·at·ed (hurґne āt″əd) protruding like a hernia; enclosed in a hernia …   Medical dictionary

• herniated — adj. having a hernia, having an organ or tissue protruding through its surrounding walls (Medicine)v. protrude through an abnormal body opening (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

• herniated — adjective (of an organ) suffer a hernia: → herniate …   English new terms dictionary

• herniated — herˈniated adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑hernia …   Useful english dictionary

• herniated disk — Pathol. an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves. Also called ruptured disk, slipped disk. * * * also called  protruded disk  or… …   Universalium

• herniated disk — herniation of intervertebral disk …   Medical dictionary

• herniated disk — her′niated disk′ n. pat an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae Also called slipped disk …   From formal English to slang

• herniated disc — noun a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region • Syn: ↑ruptured intervertebral disc, ↑slipped disc • Hypernyms: ↑rupture …   Useful english dictionary