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 … Medical dictionary
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
