| inguinofemoral hernia | A bilocular or double hernia, both inguinal and femoral. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inguinolabial hernia | An inguinal hernia descending into the labium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinoscrotal hernia | An inguinal hernia descending into the scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinosuperficial hernia | An inguinal hernia that has turned cephalad away from the scrotum and lies subcutaneously on the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal hernia | Protrusion of an intraperitoneal viscus into a compartment within the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intersigmoid hernia | A hernia into the intersigmoid fossa on the under surface of the root of the mesosigmoid near the inner border of the psoas magnus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial hernia | A hernia in which the protrusion is between any two of the layers of the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraepiploic hernia | A coil of intestine incarcerated in an omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrailiac hernia | An interstitial hernia projecting from the internal inguinal ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapelvic hernia | An interstitial hernia projecting into the pelvis from the internal inguinal ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irreducible hernia | A hernia that cannot be reduced without operation. Synonym: incarcerated hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischiatic hernia | <surgery> A hernia through the sacrosciatic foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obturator hernia | Hernia through the obturator foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital hernia | Displacement of orbital fat through a defect in the orbital septum or Tenon's capsule into the subcutaneous tissues of the eyelid or subconjunctivally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's hernia | A hernia in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym: retroperitoneal hernia, Treitz's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |