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INGUINAL HERNIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inguinal hernia mean?
• INGUINAL HERNIA (noun)
The noun INGUINAL HERNIA has 1 sense:
1. hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
Familiarity information: INGUINAL HERNIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inguinal hernia" is a kind of...):
hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)
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