hernia
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hernia
- /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)niə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.
noun hernias · herniae · herniæ
- 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
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: herniation, hiatal, slippery, rupture, hiatus, cerebri, eventration, protrusion, bulge, outpouching, extrusion, prolapse, displacement, evagination, enterocele, omphalocele
Translations
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noun part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
| Español | hernia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヘルニア herunia, 脱腸 datchō |
| 中文 | 疝氣 /疝气 shànqì, 小腸串氣 /小肠串气 xiǎocháng chuànqì |
| Português | hérnia |
| Français | hernie |
| Deutsch | Bruch, Leistenbruch, Eingeweidebruch, Hernie |
| Italiano | ernia |
| Ελληνικά | κήλη kíli |
| Română | hernie |
| Русский | гры́жа grýža |
| Tiếng Việt | thoát vị |
| العربية | فَتْق fatq |
| עברית | בקע béka |
Talk about this word "hernia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hernia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hernia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hernia "hernia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hernia.Cite this
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title = {hernia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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