- hernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
--1 is a kind of rupture
--1 has particulars:colpocele, vaginocele; diverticulum; eventration; exomphalos; hiatus hernia, hiatal hernia, diaphragmatic hernia; inguinal hernia; keratocele; laparocele; umbilical hernia, omphalocele