HERNIA : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: HERNIA	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for HERNIA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hernia n rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes Synonym(s): hernia, herniation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hernia \Her"nia\, n.; pl. E. {Hernias}, L. {Herni[91]}. [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.