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reherniation

reherniation noun: second or renewed herniation.

Noun

reherniation (countable and uncountable, plural reherniations)

  1. Second or renewed herniation.
    • We conclude that this study confirms our clinical experience that reherniations at the fascia and patch interface in abdominal wall defects closed with an ePTFE soft-tissue patch are the result of insufficient ingrowth of fibrocollagenous tissue into the patch, which results in an insufficient...1994, Simmermacher RK, Schakenraad JM, Bleichrodt RP, “Reherniation after repair of the abdominal wall with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene”, in Journal of the American College of Surgeons, volume...

Forms of reherniation

pluralreherniations

Origin of reherniation

From re- + herniation.

Questions about reherniation

What does reherniation mean?
Reherniation means second or renewed herniation.
What part of speech is reherniation?
Reherniation is a noun.
What is the plural of reherniation?
The plural of reherniation is reherniations.

Words near reherniation in the dictionary

  1. rehemming
  2. rehemorrhage
  3. rehemorrhages
  4. rehems
  5. reheparinized
  6. reherniation
  7. reherniations
  8. rehew
  9. rehewed
  10. rehewing
  11. rehewn

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