herniation

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Oe is best known for this 1964 semi-autobiographical novel, a dark comedy about a callow young academic who decides to leave his wife after their baby is born with a brain herniation.

From Washington Post

Simmons had back surgery on May 5 after magnetic resonance imaging showed a “herniation had expanded,” Marks said.

From New York Times

After several incorrect diagnoses, Jen was eventually told by a neurosurgeon that she had a "pretty massive" far lateral disc herniation in her spine - a slipped disc that then compresses the nerves around it.

From BBC

In M.R.I. studies of people’s spines, disc herniations have been found in half of those subjects who nevertheless report feeling no pain.

From New York Times

Michael Gearon Jr. told The Associated Press his father died on Nov. 22 from a brain herniation while surrounded by family in his Atlanta home.

From Seattle Times