hernia

her·ni·a  (hûrn-)

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

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herni·al adj.

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hernia

Noun

protrusion of an organ or part through the lining of the body cavity in which it is normally situated [Latin]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hernia - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes herniation rupture - 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

Translations

hernia [ˈhəːnɪə] n → hernia

hernia [ˈhəːnɪə] n → hernie f

hernia [ˈhəːnɪə] n → Bruch m

hernia [ˈhəːnɪə] n → ernia