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Hernia

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

If I lift that piano, I'll get hernia.
He's in bed because he has a hernia.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He had to undergo a minor surgery to repair a ____ after he lifted a very heavy crate at work.

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