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hernia

noun

  1. medical condition
  2. protrude through containing tissue
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/

noun

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

  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

    have a hernia