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hernia
1) Protrusion of a loop or knuckle of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening.
2) A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed -- called also rupture.
- Part of Speech: noun
 - Industry/Domain: Medical
 - Category: Human genome
 - Company: National Library of Medicine
 
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 Creator
- Max Bryant
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