hernia - Dictionary.com - Free Online English Dictionary
hernia / ˈhɜr ni ə / Show Spelled [hur-nee-uh] Show IPA noun, plural hernias, herniae / ˈhɜr niˌi / Show Spelled [hur-nee-ee] Show IPA. Pathology. ... late 14c., from L. hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," from the same root as yarn....