herniation
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When Jaden was finally diagnosed with acquired Chiari, or a brain herniation caused by a spinal fluid leak, in November 2014, doctors rushed him into brain surgery.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023
He missed the start of the season after undergoing microdiscectomy for a lumbar disc herniation.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
In the course of his training, though, Collins developed problems with his legs and ultimately required surgery to correct for a cervical disc herniation.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2021
In 1997, with the O’s in a pennant race with the Yankees, Ripken played with a herniation in a back disk for 52 straight games.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2020
Diverticula may, and usually do, consist in a pouching by herniation, of the whole thickness of the esophageal wall; or they may be herniations of the mucosa between the muscular layers.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
