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her·ni·a 
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Audio Help [hur-nee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ni·as, -ni·ae
Audio Help [-nee-ee] Pronunciation Key. Pathology.
Audio Help [-nee-ee] Pronunciation Key. Pathology. | the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, esp. in the abdominal region. |
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| her·ni·a
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n. pl. her·ni·as or her·ni·ae (-nē-ē') The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture. [Middle English, from Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.] her'ni·al adj. |
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| hernia
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A condition in which an organ or body part, such as the intestine, protrudes through an opening in the body structure that normally contains it. |
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