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Hernia   /hˈərniə/   Listen
Hernia

noun
(pl. E. hernias, L. herniae)
1.
Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes.  Synonym: herniation.



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... endocarditis[Med]; cholera, asphyxia; chlorosis, chorea, cynanche[obs3], dartre[Fr]; enanthem[obs3], enanthema[obs3]; erysipelas; exanthem[obs3], exanthema; gallstone, goiter, gonorrhea, green sickness; grip, grippe, influenza, flu; hay fever, heartburn, heaves, rupture, hernia, hemorrhoids, piles, herpes, itch, king's evil, lockjaw; measles, mumps[obs3], polio; necrosis, pertussis, phthisis[obs3], pneumonia, psora[obs3], pyaemia[obs3], pyrosis[Med], quinsy, rachitis[obs3], ringworm, rubeola, St. Vitus's dance, scabies, scarlatina, scarlet ...
— Roget's Thesaurus



Words linked to "Hernia" :   omphalocele, eventration, keratocele, rupture, laparocele, colpocele, exomphalos, vaginocele, diverticulum



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