noun (n)

• rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  herniation
  

  source: wordnet30
• A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.(noun)

  source: webster1913