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Hernia
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hernia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hernia.html. 1828.