hernia

as inrupture

Synonyms for hernia

noun break, split

Antonyms for hernia

Word Origin & History

late 14c., hirnia, from Latin hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," PIE *ghere- "gut, entrail" (see yarn). The re-Latinized spelling is from 17c. Related: Herniated (1879).

Example Sentences for hernia

You'll get a hernia of your exhaust pipe if you stay so tense.

Hernia was Chauliac's specialty, and in it his surgical judgment is admirable.

Chauliac discussed operations for hernia very conservatively.

In respect to the introsusception and hernia, see Ileus, Class I. 3.

Hernia—Rupture which permits a part of the bowels to protrude.

Then wait till you see him cut for calculus, or perform for hernia.

It was only from a farmer that he understood Lacoste to have a hernia, and Lacoste himself did not admit it.

I was cured of Hernia of 25 years' standing by the above-named truss.

Emetics should be avoided in plethoric habits, in hernia, pregnancy, and whenever visceral inflammation is suspected.

A child was operated on for the radical cure of hernia on Dec. 4th.

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