reherniation

Etymology

From re- + herniation.

reherniation means Second or renewed herniation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

noun

Second or renewed herniation.“We conclude that this study confirms our clinical experience that reherniations at the fascia and patch interface in abdominal wall defects closed with an ePTFE soft-tissue patch are the result of insufficient ingrowth of fibrocollagenous tissue into the patch, which results in an insufficient anchorage of the patch to the fascia.”