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obturator hernia

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A hernia through the obturator foramen.

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Words nearby obturator hernia

obturator, obturator artery, obturator canal, obturator crest, obturator foramen, obturator hernia, obturator nerve, obturator vein, obtuse, obtuse angle, obtuse triangle

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Example sentences from the Web for obturator hernia

He was afraid he had a hernia (which is common, with all the yelling they do).
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Prince Harry, a friendly creature of limited intelligence, was having an op to repair an umbilical hernia.
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One of these is the liability to inguinal hernia, or rupture, which leads to much suffering and frequent death in man.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Hernia was Chauliac's specialty, and in it his surgical judgment is admirable.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh

Chauliac discussed operations for hernia very conservatively.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
Then wait till you see him cut for calculus, or perform for hernia.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various
Nevertheless that he was a medical man, especially successful in treating hernia, is believed by everyone in and round Catania.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones

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