hernia
A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening…A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
» He had to have a hernia operation.
Er musste wegen eines Leistenbruchs operiert werden.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
Bruch, Leistenbruch, Eingeweidebruch
гры́жаgrýža
гри́жаhrýža
rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Examples
8 sentencesHe had to have a hernia operation.
deEr musste wegen eines Leistenbruchs operiert werden.
He's in bed because he has a hernia.
He contracted a hernia from carrying heavy loads.
A tiny hernia was visible near the infant's umbilicus.
Do you have a hernia?
deHaben Sie einen Leistenbruch?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.
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Forms
plural: hernias / herniaeSynonyms
1 synonyms- rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes:herniation
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular