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Prolapse vs Hernia - What's the difference?

prolapse | hernia |


As nouns the difference between prolapse and hernia

is that prolapse is a moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ while hernia is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

As a verb prolapse

is to move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.

Hernia vs Hemorrhoids - What's the difference?

hernia | hemorrhoids |


As nouns the difference between hernia and hemorrhoids

is that hernia is hernia while hemorrhoids is .

Hernia vs Hemorrhage - What's the difference?

hernia | hemorrhage |


As nouns the difference between hernia and hemorrhage

is that hernia is hernia while hemorrhage is .

As a verb hemorrhage is

.

Abscess vs Hernia - What's the difference?

abscess | hernia |


As nouns the difference between abscess and hernia

is that abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue while hernia is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

As a verb abscess

is to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.

Hernia - What does it mean?

hernia | |

Hernia vs Hiatus - What's the difference?

hernia | hiatus |


As nouns the difference between hernia and hiatus

is that hernia is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen while hiatus is a gap in a series, making it incomplete.

Hernia vs Herniae - What's the difference?

hernia | herniae |


As nouns the difference between hernia and herniae

is that hernia is hernia while herniae is (hernia).

Hernia vs Rupture - What's the difference?

hernia | rupture |


As nouns the difference between hernia and rupture

is that hernia is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen while rupture is a burst, split, or break.

As a verb rupture is

to burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

Hernia vs Omphalocele - What's the difference?

hernia | omphalocele |


As nouns the difference between hernia and omphalocele

is that hernia is hernia while omphalocele is a hernia of the navel.

Hernia vs Bursten - What's the difference?

hernia | bursten |


As a noun hernia

is hernia.

As a verb bursten is

.

As an adjective bursten is

bursted; broken; ruptured.

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