| labial hernia | Hernia through the canal of Nuck. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| "w" hernia | The presence of two loops of intestine in a hernial sac. Synonym: double loop hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ventral hernia | Abdominal hernia through the semilunar line. Synonym: lateral ventral hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Laugier's hernia | A hernia passing through an opening in the lacunar ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| levator hernia | A hernia protruding through the pelvic diaphragm. Synonym: levator hernia, pudendal hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Littre's hernia | Hernia of Meckel's diverticulum. See: parietal hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar hernia | A protrusion between the last rib and the iliac crest where the aponeurosis of the transversus muscle is covered only by the latissimus dorsi. (05 Mar 2000) |