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hernia

Definition

  • noun: a painful condition in which an organ (such as the intestine) pushes through the muscles that are around it
  • noun: a protrusion of an organ or part (as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed
  • synonyms: bubonocele, epiplocele, exomphalos

Examples

  • He was treated for 'hernia'.

  • He has a 'hernia'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) So you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning. Oh now look, Zazu. You've made me lose my lunch. Hah! You'll lose more than that when the King gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia. Ohhh... I quiver with FEAR. Now Scar, don't look at me that way... (..)
    1994 The Lion King