noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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inguinal
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Simple information sheet Complications of inguinal hernia repair 1 1 Pain and discomfort in the first few weeks after surgery.
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Subjects - 96 men undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia.
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He had had a congenital right inguinal hernia repaired as a child.
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There is now quite a large lump in his groin which his General Practitioner diagnoses as an irreducible right inguinal hernia .
■ NOUN
hiatus
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My husband has suffered from heartburn on and off for years and has recently been diagnosed as having a hiatus hernia .
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Nine patients had Barrett's oesophagus. Hiatus hernia was absent in only one of the nine patients with Barrett's oesophagus.
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His knees frequently dislocate and he has a painful hiatus hernia which makes him scream.
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A barium meal confirmed a hiatus hernia but the chest pain continued to infiltrate my left arm.
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Severe erosive oesophagitis may be a cause of iron deficiency anaemia but hiatus hernia alone seems unlikely to cause iron deficiency anaemia.
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Smoking and alcohol may promote the reflux inflammation lower oesophageal sphincter dysfunction cycle in those without a hiatus hernia .
operation
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Ten years ago she had a hernia operation .
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But the £1.7 million winger has made an express recovery from a hernia operation and could return at the City Ground.
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The plaintiff suffered a trapped nerve after a hernia operation .
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The 20-year-old, recovering from a hernia operation , returns to full training convinced he can boost Spurs revival still further.
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Holdsworth, a £725,000 summer signing from Brentford, has not scored in six matches since a hernia operation .
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Worthington, his hernia operation postponed, should be there too, helping to take the strain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Endoscopy showed a hiatal hernia in 72% of the patients.
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Hiatal hernia was the only statistically significant predictor of oesophageal mucosal status.
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Hiatus hernia was absent in only one of the nine patients with Barrett's oesophagus.
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Hiatus hernia was present in 33 patients.
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Indeed, when compared with asthmatics without oesophagitis, asthmatics with oesophagitis had a sevenfold increase in the frequency of hiatal hernia .
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Men get more ulcers, hernias, and back problems.
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Ten years ago she had a hernia operation.
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These results clearly show that hiatal hernia is associated with more severe oesophageal mucosal disease in asthmatics.