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hernia

noun
🔊/ˈhɜːniə/
🔊/ˈhɜːrniə/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a medical condition in which part of an organ is pushed through a weak part in the muscle or tissue around it 疝；突出see also hiatus herniaTopics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hiatus
    • sports
    verb + hernia
    • have
    • suffer from
    • repair
    • …
    hernia + noun
    • operation
    • repair
    • surgery
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin.