HERNIA


Meaning of HERNIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhər-nē-ə ]

noun

( plural -ni·as or her·ni·ae -nē-ˌē, -nē-ˌī)

Etymology: Latin — more at yarn

Date: 14th century

: a protrusion of an organ or part (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

• her·ni·al -nē-əl adjective

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