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
Many of his books examined the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, when he was 10, and his relationship with his developmentally disabled son Hikari, who was born in 1963 with a brain herniation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
In the course of his training, though, Collins developed problems with his legs and ultimately required surgery to correct for a cervical disc herniation.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2021
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
