inguinal hernia

American  

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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Example Sentences

The surgery is to repair an inguinal hernia -- a protrusion in the groin area due to a tear in the abdominal muscles.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

David Whelan said his brother has an inguinal hernia.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 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

The expulsive efforts accompanying urination sometimes cause prolapsus of the rectum, and frequently produce inguinal hernia.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles