incarcerated hernia

incarcerated hernia
hernia of intestine that cannot be returned or reduced by manipulation; it may or may not become a strangulated hernia. Called also irreducible h.

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  • Incarcerated hernia — Incarcerate In*car cer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarcerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incarcerating}.] [Pref. in in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incarcerated — Incarcerate In*car cer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarcerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incarcerating}.] [Pref. in in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hernia — Classification and external resources Frontal chest X ray showing a hernia of Morgagni ICD 10 K …   Wikipedia

  • Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… …   Medical dictionary

  • hernia — n. the protrusion of an organ or tissue out of the body cavity in which it normally lies. An inguinal hernia (or rupture) occurs in the lower abdomen; a sac of peritoneum, containing fat or part of the bowel, bulges through a weak part (inguinal… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • incarcerated — Confined; imprisoned; trapped. [L. in, in, + carcero, pp. atus, to imprison, fr. carcer, prison] * * * in·car·cer·at·ed in kär sə .rāt əd adj of a hernia constricted but not strangulated * * * adj. confined or constricted so as to be immovable:… …   Medical dictionary

  • incarcerated — adj. confined or constricted so as to be immovable: applied particularly to a type of hernia …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • incarcerated — adjective of a hernia : imprisoned, confined; especially : constricted but not strangulated …   Useful english dictionary

  • Femoral hernia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K41 ICD 9 553.0 …   Wikipedia

  • Amyand's hernia — is a rare form of inguinal hernia (less than 1%) which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac and becomes incarcerated. The condition is an eponymous disease named after an English surgeon, Claudius Amyand (1680 1740), who… …   Wikipedia

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