Both Uses
hernia
in
Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut
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- Mary Jane said she didn't have the whole day off; it was just that Mr. Weyinburg had a hernia and was home in Larchmont, and she had to bring him his mail and take a couple of letters every afternoon.†
- She asked Eloise, "Just exactly what is a hernia, anyway?"
*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
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)