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Diastasis vs Hernia - What's the difference?

diastasis | hernia |

As nouns the difference between diastasis and hernia

is that diastasis is (medicine) a separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture while hernia is hernia.

diastasis

English

Noun

  • (medicine) a separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture

    • hernia

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

    • Derived terms

    * hernial * herniated * herniotomy English nouns with irregular plurals