herniate means Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
verb
- Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.“When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.”