English Explanatory Dictionary

hernia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hernia.wav

Word forms

hernia hernias herniae herniæ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.

Related words

truss

Derived words

Bochdalek hernia hernial herniary herniate herniated herniation hernioid herniology herniorrhaphy herniotomy hiatus hernia Morgagni hernia peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia pseudohernia umbilical hernia
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