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ABDOMINAL HERNIA

\abdˈɒmɪnə͡l hˈɜːniə], \abdˈɒmɪnə‍l hˈɜːniə], \a_b_d_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_n_əl h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\

Definitions of ABDOMINAL HERNIA

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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protrusion of some internal structure through the abdominal wall.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An intestinal h. through the separated fibers of an aponeurosis, e. g., the linea alba, or through a distended natural opening (e. g., the canal of Nuck, or the inguinal canal in the abdominal wall).

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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