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her⋅ni⋅ate

  [hur-nee-eyt]
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–verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
Origin:
1875–80; herni(a) + -ate 1

Related forms:
her⋅ni⋅a⋅tion, noun
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her·ni·ate   (hûr'nē-āt')   
intr.v.   her·ni·at·ed, her·ni·at·ing, her·ni·ates
To protrude through an abnormal bodily opening.
her'ni·a'tion n.
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Main Entry: her·ni·ate
Pronunciation: 'h&r-nE-"At
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to protrude through an abnormal body opening : RUPTURE <herniated intravertebral disks>
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herniate her·ni·ate (hûr'nē-āt')
v. her·ni·at·ed, her·ni·at·ing, her·ni·ates
To protrude through an abnormal bodily opening.

her'ni·a'tion n.

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