herniation
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When Jaden was finally diagnosed with acquired Chiari, or a brain herniation caused by a spinal fluid leak, in November 2014, doctors rushed him into brain surgery.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023
Especially in the previous century, spinal imaging focused on findings associated with degenerative spinal changes, including disk degeneration and disk herniation.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 2023
In 1997, with the O’s in a pennant race with the Yankees, Ripken played with a herniation in a back disk for 52 straight games.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2020
This can lead to muscle strain and spasms, disc herniation, and pinched nerves, as well as flattening of the natural curve of our neck.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2017
At the postmortem there was found a defect in the diaphragm on the left side, permitting herniation of the stomach and first part of the duodenum into the left pleural cavity.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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