hernia

Example Sentences

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A woman who has a large hernia in her abdomen has said showing it on social media has made her feel "less self-conscious".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Waites recalled the time he had a hernia operation on a Wednesday and still managed to make it to Leicester on the Saturday to cheer on Boro.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Bolsonaro, 70, has been hospitalized for more than a week after undergoing surgery for a groin hernia and then a procedure to treat recurring bouts of hiccups.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Days earlier, on Christmas Day, he underwent a successful surgery for a double hernia, his wife Michelle confirmed.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

From infancy, he had some kind of hernia condition which was to handicap him physically for the rest of his life.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey