Definition: Hernia refers to the protrusion of an organ through a weak area in the muscles or tissue that surround and contain it. Most commonly, the word hernia is used to refer to an abdominal hernia.
Examples: Ventral Hernia; Umbilical Hernia; Ventral / Epigastric Hernia; Incisional Hernia; Spigelian Hernia; Recurrent Hernia; Recurrent Incisional Hernia; Bilateral (or 'double') Hernia; Stoma Hernia;
Hiatus Hernia.