noun
Medical term for the trapping or constriction of a hernia or organ, leading to impaired blood flow. Used in clinical contexts.
嵌頓ヘルニアは緊急手術が必要になることがあります。
An incarcerated hernia may require emergency surgery.
腸閉塞の原因として嵌頓が疑われた。
Incarceration was suspected as the cause of the intestinal obstruction.