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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERN'IA, n. [L.] In surgery, a rupture; a descent of the intestines or omentum from their natural place; an unnatural protrusion of the intestines. Hernia is of various kinds.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: hernia, herniation]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -nias or herniae) Etymology: Latin — more at yarn Date: 14th century a protrusion of an organ or part (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 • hernial adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. hernias or herniae) the displacement and protrusion of part of an organ through the wall of the cavity containing it, esp. of the abdomen. Derivatives: hernial adj. herniary adj. herniated adj. Etymology: L

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hernia Her"ni*a, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herni[ae]. [L.] (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hernias) A hernia is a medical condition which is often caused by strain or injury. It results in one of your internal organs sticking through a weak point in the surrounding tissue. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Rupture.