verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈherniˌated or ˈherniˌating
to protrude so as to form a hernia
Derived forms
herniation (ˌherniˈation)
noun
herniate in American English
(ˈhɜːrniˌeit)
intransitive verbWord forms: -ated, -ating
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia
Derived forms
herniation
noun
Word origin
[1875–80; herni(a) + -ate1]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, hat trick, knockabout, slime mold, weekender-ate is a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution parallelingthat of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a- stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) and came to be used as a stem on which a verb could be formed (separate; advocate; agitate). In English the use as a verbal suffix has been extended to stems of non-Latin origin(calibrate; acierate)
Examples of 'herniate' in a sentence
herniate
Small bowel loops usually herniate through these defects and present as intestinal obstruction.
Randeep Wadhawan, Subrat Raul, Muneendra Gupta, Sanjay Verma 2012, 'Management of intestinal obstruction following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy', Journal of Minimal Access Surgeryhttp://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2012;volume=8;issue=4;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Wadhawan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It includes a congenital defect of the diaphragm through which bowel and other abdominal organs herniate into the thoracic cavity.
Anna Hyvärinen, Ulla Sankilampi, Erja Tyrväinen, Kari Vanamo 2019, 'Abdominal muscle flap for repair of large congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Ultrasoundevidence for retained motor muscle function', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619300879. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
When severe enough, the disc can bulge and eventually herniate, leading to pressure build up on the spinal cord.
Brody A. Frost, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, E. Johan Foster 2019, 'Materials for the Spine: Anatomy, Problems, and Solutions', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/2/253. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Any portion of the bladder may herniate, from a small portion or a diverticulum to most of the bladder.
Ali Hamidi Madani, Hossein Mohammadi Nikouei, Hamidreza Baghani Aval, Ahmad Enshaei,Ahmad Asadollahzade, Samaneh Esmaeili 2013, 'Scrotal Herniation of Bladder: A Case Report', Iranian Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijms/article/view/838. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)