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hernia

noun as in rupture

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Example Sentences

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.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hernia, such as: breach, fissure, fracture, schism, burst, and cleavage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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