umbilical hernia
Americannoun
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Charis Hill, a 35-year-old disability activist in Sacramento, California, has postponed two surgeries, a hysterectomy, and an umbilical hernia repair for over a year because Hill didn't feel safe.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2022
Leila Hackett had an umbilical hernia mesh repair in 2013.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2017
Melissa had developed an umbilical hernia near the end of the pregnancy — a painful condition that required bed rest, a trial for someone as active as she.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2010
If, after a few months, the youngster still has a pronounced bulge around the navel, most parents get panicked about what the doctor calls umbilical hernia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The uterus has been found twice only in crural hernia and three times in umbilical hernia.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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