hernia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)niə
Noun [edit]
hernia (plural hernias or herniae or herniæ)
- (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
Translations [edit]
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
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