hernias
Abdominal wall breaches
Hernias is the plural of hernia, a condition where an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in surrounding muscle or connective tissue.
The most common type occurs in the abdominal wall, creating a visible bulge: He developed hernias from years of heavy lifting.
Hernias often require surgical repair.
Outward curved projection
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- protrusionPart extending outward
- painBodily or emotional distress
discomfort · tenderness · burning · ache · pressure · heaviness · nausea · vomiting
Of the groin
- femoralOf the thigh
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
- hiatalOf an opening
- diaphragmaticOf the breathing muscle
incisional · epigastric · lumbar · perineal · ventral · recurrent · reducible · irreducible
Layered muscles protecting organs
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- muscleContractile body tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- intestineDigestive tract organ
peritoneum · defect · sac · ring · viscera · groin · navel · diaphragm
Excessive stretching force
- liftingRaising something heavy
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
aging · weakness · pressure · exertion · chronic · congenital · defect · connective tissue
Invasive medical procedure
- repairRestore to working order
- meshInterlocking open weave
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- openNot closed
robotic-assisted · incision · suture · anesthesia · recovery · postoperative · recurrence · watchful waiting
bulge
Outward curved projection
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- protrusionPart extending outward
pain · discomfort · tenderness · burning · ache · pressure · heaviness · nausea · vomiting · constipation
inguinal
Of the groin
diaphragmatic · incisional · epigastric · lumbar · perineal · ventral · recurrent · reducible · irreducible · strangulated
abdominal wall
Layered muscles protecting organs
intestine · peritoneum · defect · sac · ring · viscera · groin · navel · diaphragm · esophageal
strain
Excessive stretching force
pregnancy · aging · weakness · pressure · exertion · chronic · congenital · defect · connective tissue · collagen
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- repairRestore to working order
- meshInterlocking open weave
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
open · robotic-assisted · incision · suture · anesthesia · recovery · postoperative · recurrence · watchful waiting · truss
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
- infant ailmentsjaundice, respiratory distress, prematurity, low birth weight, apnea
- abnormalitiesmalformation, deformation, anomaly, birth defect, abnormal growth
- hypermobility disordershypermobility, double-jointed, double jointed, loose joints, bendy
- Marfan syndromeaortic aneurysm, long fingers, long limbs, scoliosis, loose joints
- swine healthswine flu, swine influenza, PED, erysipelas, respiratory disease
- herniated discSpine cushion rupture
- herniated diskSpine cushion rupture
- hiatal herniaStomach entering chest cavity
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- hernia checkExam for organ protrusion
- umbilical herniaOrgan protrusion at navel