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PARAPERITONEAL HERNIA

\pˈaɹəpəɹˌɪtə͡ʊnə͡l hˈɜːniə], \pˈaɹəpəɹˌɪtə‍ʊnə‍l hˈɜːniə], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_p_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_t_əʊ_n_əl h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\

Definitions of PARAPERITONEAL HERNIA

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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A vesical h., in which only a part of the protruded organ is covered by the peritoneum of the sac.
Hernia of the bladder in which the protruded portion of the viscus is only partially covered by the peritoneal sac.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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