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hernia

Syllables: her·ni·a/ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/

hernia noun: a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Noun

hernia (plural hernias or herniae or (dated) herniæ)

  1. A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
    • give someone a hernia
    • have a hernia

hernia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

hernia in Hindi

हर्निया

hernia in Tamil

part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
குடலிறக்கம் kuṭaliṟakkam

hernia in Marathi

हर्निया

hernia in Urdu

ہارنیا
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hernia in Bengali
অন্ত্রবৃদ্ধি রোগ, হার্নিয়া, একশিরা
hernia in Telugu
అవయవ గళనము avayava gaḷanamu, గిలక gilaka
hernia in Malayalam
ഹെർണിയ, ഹെർനിയ
hernia in Kannada
ಹರ್ನಿಯ, ಅಂಡವಾಯುರೋಗ, ಬಿರಿತ, ಕರಳು ಮುಂಚಾಚಿಕೆ
hernia in Punjabi
ਹਰਨੀਆ
hernia in Gujarati
હર્નીયા, હર્નિયા, હર્નિઆ
hernia in Odia
ହର୍ଣ୍ଣିଆ, ହର୍ନିଯ଼ା, ହାର୍ନିଆ
hernia in Nepali
हर्निया, हर्नीया
hernia in Tagalog
luslos
hernia in Arabic
فَتْق fatq
hernia in Thai
ไส้เลื่อน sâi-lʉ̂ʉan
hernia in Vietnamese
thoát vị

Examples of hernia in a sentence

  • When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.
  • A small hernia was just barely appreciable upon palpation.
  • I want to learn to do two types of cases while on this rotation—hernias and appendectomies.

All 15 example sentences with hernia

Forms of hernia

pluralhernias
pluralherniae
plural (dated)herniæ

Plural of hernia: hernias or herniae

Origin of hernia

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.

Words formed from hernia

Questions about hernia

What does hernia mean?
Hernia means a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
What is hernia in Hindi?
Hernia in Hindi is हर्निया. See Hernia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hernia?
Hernia is a noun.
How do you pronounce hernia?
Hernia is pronounced /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/.
What is the plural of hernia?
The plural of hernia is hernias.

Words near hernia in the dictionary

  1. Herners
  2. Hernes
  3. Hernes Oak
  4. herness
  5. herni-
  6. hernia
  7. herniae
  8. hernial
  9. hernial sac
  10. hernial sacs
  11. herniarin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hernia (page history and authors); hernia (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hernia (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hernia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hernia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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