1. protruding abnormally through a weak point or opening in surrounding tissue
Usage: medical

Examples

• The patient’s disc was herniating and pressing on the spinal cord.
• The surgeon explained that the intestine was herniating through the abdominal wall.
• MRI results showed the brain tissue herniating through the skull opening.
• The herniating organ required immediate surgical repair.
• Doctors diagnosed the herniating disc as the cause of his back pain.