2007-01-02 23:05:14 · 4 answers · asked by Shayna D 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained (definition from MeSH). The hernia has 3 parts: the orifice through which it herniates, the hernial sac, and its contents.
A hernia may be likened to a failure in the sidewall of a pneumatic tire. The tire's inner tube behaves like the organ and the sidewall like the body cavity wall providing the restraint. A weakness in the sidewall allows a bulge to develop, which can become a split, allowing the inner tube to protrude, and leading to the eventual failure of the tire
2007-01-02 23:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by Molly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hernia is when an inner part of the body, such as the colon (larege intesttine), or the inner parts of the male anatomy detach their normal position and pouch outside thru the skin...causing a bump, buldge, or an indication that something is wrong. The worry is that this tissue can turn on itself and cut off its blood supply and die, so usually it requires a pretty easy surgery to fix. Surgeons are very good at this.
2007-01-03 00:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of a part or whole of a viscus through an abnormal opening in the wall of a cavity or in a weak spot in the cavity which contains it.
2007-01-03 02:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have a weak spot in your muscles generally, in the stomach and from straining it tears and as a result what ever organs are behind the tear they start pushing through the tear, usually, it's intestines.
2007-01-02 23:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by peacegypsy@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋