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   hernia

   /ˈhəːnɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall): "umbilical hernia"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hernial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

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