#hernia__herniation  rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
  supertype:  #rupture.harm  state of being torn or burst open
  subtype:  #colpocele__vaginocele  hernia projecting into the vagina
     subtype:  #cystocele__colpocystocele  hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
     subtype:  #rectocele__proctocele  protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
  subtype:  #diverticulum  a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
     subtype:  #Meckel's_diverticulum  a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
  subtype:  #eventration  protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
  subtype:  #exomphalos  an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
  subtype:  #hiatus_hernia__hiatal_hernia__diaphragmatic_hernia__diaphragmatichernia  hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
  subtype:  #inguinal_hernia  hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
  subtype:  #keratocele  hernia of the cornea
  subtype:  #laparocele  hernia through the abdomen
  subtype:  #umbilical_hernia__umbilicalhernia__omphalocele  protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

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