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Hernia vs Encephalocele - What's the difference?

hernia | encephalocele |

As nouns the difference between hernia and encephalocele

is that hernia is hernia while encephalocele is (medicine) a form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

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

    encephalocele

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia encephalocele) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull