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HERNIATE

The emergency protrusion herniation of an organ or part of an organ, through an aperture in the surrounding structures. This commonly occurs with the protrusion of an abdominal organ through a defect in the abdominal wall. Examples include inguinal hernia, femoral hernia and umbilical hernia.
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