plural hernias or herniae
ˈhər-nē-ˌē 
-nē-ˌī
-nē-ˌī
: a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed
called also rupture
Examples of hernia in a Sentence
He was treated for hernia.
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Francis has had several bouts with illness and visits to the Gemelli hospital in recent years, including flu-like symptoms last year, bronchitis in March 2023 and abdominal surgery in June 2023 to repair a hernia that kept him in the hospital nine days.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Amid the struggle of daily life, Bayley’s husband, who developed heart failure last year, had to have surgery for a hernia at the end of January.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Vicarious Surgical plans to continue developing its surgical robotics technology and is seeking FDA authorization for its Vicarious Surgical System for use in ventral hernia repair procedures.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
That Great Suck-Upping Sound Some media moguls have practically given themselves hernias genuflecting to Donald Trump.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Amid the struggle of daily life, Bayley’s husband, who developed heart failure last year, had to have surgery for a hernia at the end of January.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Vicarious Surgical plans to continue developing its surgical robotics technology and is seeking FDA authorization for its Vicarious Surgical System for use in ventral hernia repair procedures.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
That Great Suck-Upping Sound Some media moguls have practically given themselves hernias genuflecting to Donald Trump.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Hernia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hernia. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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hernia
noun
her·nia
ˈhər-nē-ə
: a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed
called also rupture
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