herniate
Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue…Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
» Tom has a herniated disc.
Meaning
1 sensesOf a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.
Examples
5 sentencesTom has a herniated disc.
Mary suffers from a herniated cervical disc.
deMaria leidet an einem Bandscheibenvorfall der Halswirbelsäule. — al_ex_an_der
The accident caused a herniated disk in their back.
Because of his herniated disc, he'll never play baseball again.
The doctor said that his back pain resulted from a herniated disk.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From hernia + -ate. By surface analysis, herni- + -ate.From hernia + -ate. By surface analysis, herni- + -ate.
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Forms
herniates, herniating, herniated, herniatedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle