hernia

CEFRC1

/ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A condition in which an organ pushes through weak body tissue.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Examples

  • He's in bed because he has a hernia.

  • If I lift that piano, I'll get hernia.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • give someone a hernia

  • have a hernia

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The man's heavy lifting caused his intestine to push through a weak muscle, creating a blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.