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noun rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
originEtymology tree English hernia Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English herniation From hernia + -ation.
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