Hernia

['hɜːnɪə] or ['hɝnɪə]

Definition

(noun.) rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes.

Typist: Lolita--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Rupture.

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Definition

n. a protrusion through an abnormal or accidental opening of the abdominal viscera the condition popularly called rupture.—adjs. Her′nial; Her′niated; Her′nioid.—ns. Herniol′ogy the branch of surgery which treats of ruptures; Herniot′omy the operation of cutting for hernia.

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