A hernia or protrusion of cartilage, often through a tear or weakness in surrounding tissue.
Combines 'chondro-' (cartilage) + Greek 'kele' (hernia, pouch), describing cartilage tissue bulging where it shouldn't.
Hernias aren't just about organs—cartilage can herniate too, and when it does, it's because something created a pathway where solid tissue could squeeze through!
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