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(n.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hernia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hernia.html. 1828.
 
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