| levator hernia | A hernia protruding through the pelvic diaphragm. Synonym: levator hernia, pudendal hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |