her·ni·a (hûr n - )n. pl. her·ni·as or her·ni·ae (-n - ) The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture. [Middle English, from Latin; see gher - in Indo-European roots.]her ni·al adj. |
hernia [ˈhɜːnɪə]
n pl -nias, -niae [-nɪˌiː]
(Medicine / Pathology) the projection of an organ or part through the lining of the cavity in which it is normally situated, esp the protrusion of intestine through the front wall of the abdominal cavity. It is caused by muscular strain, injury, etc. Also called rupture
[from Latin]
hernial adj
herniated adj
| hernia (hûrn-) A condition in which an organ or body part, such as the intestine, protrudes through an opening in the body structure that normally contains it. |
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| Noun | 1. |  hernia - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudesrupture - state of being torn or burst open colpocele, vaginocele - hernia projecting into the vagina diverticulum - a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) eventration - protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall exomphalos - an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord diaphragmatic hernia, hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia - hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm inguinal hernia - hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males keratocele - hernia of the cornea laparocele - hernia through the abdomen omphalocele, umbilical hernia - protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth |
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