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Webster 1913 Edition
Hernia
Her′ni-a
,Noun.
pl. E.
Hernias
(#)
, L. Herniae
(#)
. [L.]
(Med.)
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 abdominal viscera in most common. Called also hernia
of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowelsrupture
. Strangulated hernia
, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hernia
HERN'IA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
hernia
hernia
See also: hérnia
English
Noun
hernia (plural hernias or herniae or herniæ)
- (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
Translations
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
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Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-. Cognates include Sanskrit हिर (hira), Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ), and Old English ġearn (English yarn).
Noun
hernia f (genitive herniae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hernia | herniae |
| genitive | herniae | herniārum |
| dative | herniae | herniīs |
| accusative | herniam | herniās |
| ablative | herniā | herniīs |
| vocative | hernia | herniae |
Descendants
References
- hernia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- HERNIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)