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

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

Those disks act as shock absorbers between the bones in the spine, and a herniation happens when a piece of those disks breaks through its casing and irritates nerves in the area.

From Washington Post

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

There was evidence of herniation, a potentially fatal condition that occurs when the brain is squeezed out of position.

From Washington Post