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Hernia

//ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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.

    "give someone a hernia"

  2. 2
    rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes wordnet

Etymology

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

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