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Bulging vs Herniated - What's the difference?

bulging | herniated |

As verbs the difference between bulging and herniated

is that bulging is present participle of lang=en while herniated is past tense of herniate.

As a noun bulging

is the act of something that bulges.

bulging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that bulges.
  • * 1969 , Sugar Technologists' Association of India, Proceedings
    • It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays.

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    herniated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (herniate)

    • herniate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • The protrusion of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
  • :When small bowel herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.