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inguinal hernia

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noun

Pathology.
  1. a common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region.


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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, went into surgery on Thursday for an inguinal hernia, his wife said.

From Barron's Dec. 25, 2025

Baker said tests showed Cave Rock had a congenital inguinal hernia.

From Washington Times Aug. 21, 2023

He was not permitted to phone his family until 16 months into his detainment, and the embassy said he did not have access to English-speaking doctors for a preexisting inguinal hernia.

From Washington Post Jun. 15, 2020

It’s a type of injury called an inguinal hernia, it’s quite common actually — just not in quite such dramatic circumstances.

From The Verge Dec. 6, 2018

In childhood the patient had a small inguinal hernia, and Popoff thought this caused the displacement of the testicle.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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