Meaning

1 senses
  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

    Bruch, Leistenbruch, Eingeweidebruch

    гры́жаgrýža

    гри́жаhrýža

    rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

Examples

8 sentences
  1. He had to have a hernia operation.

    deEr musste wegen eines Leistenbruchs operiert werden. — PeterR

  2. He's in bed because he has a hernia.

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  3. He contracted a hernia from carrying heavy loads.

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  4. A tiny hernia was visible near the infant's umbilicus.

  5. Do you have a hernia?

    deHaben Sie einen Leistenbruch? — driini

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part:
Русский
By meaning 1
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part:

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 / herniae
Singularhernia
Pluralhernias / herniae

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes:herniation

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hernia — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto