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hernia

/hur-nee-uh/US // ˈhɜr ni ə //UK // (ˈhɜːnɪə) //

疝气,疝氣,疝,痳痹

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural her·ni·as, her·ni·ae [hur-nee-ee]. /ˈhɜr niˌi/. Pathology.

    • : the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.

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Examples

  • Hamid, the first-choice goalkeeper, made his first appearance of the season, returning after preseason hernia and calf injuries.

  • Playing through the injury led to more issues, including a sprained ankle, a sports hernia and wrist trouble.

  • My hernia was definitely feeling the extreme nature of the games by this point.

  • Since there aren’t any big teams up here, we’re going to make one up, and since you have a hernia, congratulations on your new position as team manager for Team East.

  • I had a hernia and my scheduled repair surgery was a month away.

  • He was afraid he had a hernia (which is common, with all the yelling they do).

  • Prince Harry, a friendly creature of limited intelligence, was having an op to repair an umbilical hernia.

  • One of these is the liability to inguinal hernia, or rupture, which leads to much suffering and frequent death in man.

  • Hernia was Chauliac's specialty, and in it his surgical judgment is admirable.

  • Chauliac discussed operations for hernia very conservatively.

  • Then wait till you see him cut for calculus, or perform for hernia.

  • Nevertheless that he was a medical man, especially successful in treating hernia, is believed by everyone in and round Catania.