INCARCERATED HERNIA
\ɪnkˈɑːsəɹˌe͡ɪtɪd hˈɜːniə], \ɪnkˈɑːsəɹˌeɪtɪd hˈɜːniə], \ɪ_n_k_ˈɑː_s_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\
Definitions of INCARCERATED HERNIA
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A Hernia constricted sufficiently to prevent the return of the contents of the protruded viscera. The term is used indefinitely for both strangulated and irreducible hernia.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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