Diseases

Hernia

Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.

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Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.

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2 entry terms
  • Hernias
  • Enterocele

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific organ/disease; /surg: consider HERNIORRHAPHY

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  1. C23.300.707w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hernia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006547. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006547
  2. Hernia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernia
  3. Hernia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133076