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Word: Hernia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhəːnɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall)
Short Definition:condition in which part of organ is displaced and protrudes through wall of cavity containing it
Examples:- umbilical hernia
- a hernia operation
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