Richter's hernia
/ˈrɪktəz ˈhəːnɪə/Medicine
noun
Herniation of the intestine involving part of the circumference of its wall only, typically leaving the lumen open; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From the genitive of the name of August Gottlieb Richter, German surgeon, who described the condition in 1778 + hernia.