Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herniation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: her-ni-a-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of a hernia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hernia Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English herniation From hernia + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

herniations (plural)

Derived Forms

postherniation pseudoherniation reherniation

Phrases

spinal disc herniation

Synonyms

hernia

Questions

What does herniation mean?: The formation of a hernia.
Where does herniation come from?: Etymology tree English hernia Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English herniation From hernia + -ation.

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