plural hernias or herniae
ˈhər-nē-ˌē 
-nē-ˌī
: a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed
called also rupture
Examples of hernia in a Sentence
He was treated for hernia.
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Carey had been in and out of emergency rooms and testing labs and talking to medical officials for 18 months, with heart issues, swallowing problems, a hernia and assorted other joys of elderhood.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Between the ages of 3 and 4, Luis Heberto had to undergo surgery for a hernia in the cerebellum and that was the most difficult for her, since her little boy was in a coma for three days.
—Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Between the ages of 3 and 4, Luis Heberto had to undergo surgery for a hernia in the cerebellum and that was the most difficult for her, since her little boy was in a coma for three days.
—Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
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“Hernia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hernia. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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hernia
noun
her·nia
ˈhər-nē-ə
: a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed
called also rupture
see abdominal hernia, hiatal hernia, strangulated herniaLove words? Need even more definitions?
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