hernial
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her·ni·a
(hûr′nē-ə)n. pl. her·ni·as or her·ni·ae (-nē-ē′)
The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture.
[Middle English, from Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]
her′ni·al adj.
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Translations
her·ni·al
a. herniado-a, rel. a una hernia o que padece de ella;
___ sac → saco de la hernia, bolsa peritoneal en la cual desciende la hernia;
___ disc → disco ___.
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