| In most cases the word hernia refers to a loop of intestine pushing through a weak area in the wall of the abdomen. |
| A fund here, a fund there, and pretty soon your letter carrier has a hernia from lugging all your fund statements. |
| An umbilical hernia occurs when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall at the navel. |
| A hiatus hernia is when part of the stomach slides through the diaphragm, the muscular sheet that separates the lungs and chest from the abdomen. |
| This in turn leads to gastric atony, floating kidney, hernia, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse and other forms of prolapse. |
| A 50-year-old male who had a hernia repair seven months ago is a prospective blood donor. |
