hernia
noun
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Minute herniae at these openings are sometimes present.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance