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It was a routine hernia operation.hernia = a rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes -- most commonly in men with an intestine protruding in the groin area
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Anything that causes an increase in pressure in the abdomen can then cause a hernia, such as lifting heavy objects or constipation.
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A 10-minute ride on the local roads in an old ambulance, its suspension long gone, is a standard treatment for strangulated hernias in that part of Russia.†
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She asked Eloise, "Just exactly what is a hernia, anyway?" (source)
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It'd be the same situation if you had a heart murmur, or a hernia, or whatever.† (source)
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No one had ever tested us for hernia or color blindness.† (source)
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She ended up having to have surgery for a double hernia before we returned to the States, which everyone, to this day, blames me for.† (source)
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Safer except you'll get four hernias your first week.† (source)
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Will you tell me what happened before I have a hernia?† (source)
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He could come through other people's tonsillectomies without suffering any postoperative distress, and even endure their hernias and hemorrhoids with only mild nausea and revulsion.† (source)
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She predicted her father's hernia; all the earthquakes and other natural disturbances; the one and only time snow fell in the capital, freezing to death the poor people in their shantytowns and the rosebushes in the gardens of the rich; and the identity of the murderer of schoolgirls long before the police discovered the second corpse; but no one believed her, and Severo did not want her giving her opinion on matters concerning criminals who were not related to the family.† (source)
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The congressional investigation concluded that these companies had failed to report "serious injuries such as fractures, concussions, major cuts, hernias, some requiring hospitalization, surgery, even amputation."† (source)
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More likely he'll acquire a beautiful hernia," Harding says.† (source)
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A surgeon allowed Missing to fix complex fractures, remove goiters and other tumors, perform skin grafts for burns, repair strangulated hernias, take out enlarged prostates or cancerous breasts, or drill a hole in the skull to let out a blood clot pressing against the brain.† (source)
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Not to mention he had had to keep his stomach muscles clenched to prevent a hernia.† (source)
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Dear Dr. Giles, ....in Ethiopia we classify hernias as "below the knee" and "above the knee," not "direct" or "indirect."† (source)
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