hernia

her·ni·a
H4E1R1N1I1A1
/ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/

noun

A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

“have a hernia”

Similar
herniation
OriginLatin hernia →
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Meanings

nounhernia (plural hernias or herniae or (dated) herniæ)

plural hernias · plural herniae · dated plural herniæ

  1. medicineA disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

    have a hernia

    1 more example

    give someone a hernia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

Similar
herniation
Broader
rupture
Also see
herniation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinhernia“protruded viscus”
  2. Englishhernia

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Afrikaans breuk
  • breukpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Ancient Greek κήλη
  • κήλη (kḗlē)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Arabic فَتْق
  • فَتْق (fatq)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Bulgarian херния
  • херния (hernija)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Catalan hèrnia
  • hèrniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Chinese Mandarin 疝氣 /疝气, 小腸串氣 /小肠串气
  • 疝氣 /疝气 (shànqì)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • 小腸串氣 /小肠串气 (xiǎocháng chuànqì)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Czech kýla
  • kýlapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Danish brok
  • brokpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Dutch hernia, breuk
  • herniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • breukpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Esperanto hernio
  • herniopart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Estonian song
  • songpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Finnish tyrä
  • tyräpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
French hernie
  • herniepart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
German Bruch, Leistenbruch
  • Bruchpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • Leistenbruchpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • Eingeweidebruchpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • Herniepart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Greek κήλη
  • κήλη (kíli)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Hebrew בקע
  • בקע (béka)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Hungarian sérv
  • sérvpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Icelandic haull
  • haullpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Irish maidhm sheicne, heirne
  • maidhm sheicnepart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • heirnepart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • snaidhm sheicne (strangulated)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Italian ernia
  • erniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Japanese ヘルニア, 脱腸
  • ヘルニア (herunia)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • 脱腸 (datchō)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Latin hernia, rāmex
  • herniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • rāmexpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Lithuanian išvarža, trūkis
  • išvaržapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • trūkispart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Māori whaturama
  • whaturamapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Norwegian brokk
  • brokkpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Polish przepuklina
  • przepuklinapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Portuguese hérnia
  • hérniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Romanian hernie
  • herniepart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Russian гры́жа
  • гры́жа (grýža)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Slovak prietrž
  • prietržpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Spanish hernia
  • herniapart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Swedish bråck
  • bråckpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Tagalog luslos
  • luslospart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Tamil குடலிறக்கம்
  • குடலிறக்கம் (kuṭaliṟakkam)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Thai ไส้เลื่อน
  • ไส้เลื่อน (sâi-lʉ̂ʉan)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Turkish fıtık
  • fıtıkpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Ukrainian гри́жа
  • гри́жа (hrýža)part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Vietnamese thoát vị
  • thoát vịpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
Welsh torllengig, torgest
  • torllengigpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
  • torgestpart of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NeriahRehanihairen
Cite this entry
APA

hernia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hernia

MLA

“hernia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hernia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hernia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hernia.

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