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strangulated hernia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
stran-gu-lat-ed h-er-nia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical condition in which herniated tissue (most often a portion of the intestines) has its blood supply cut off.

Inflected Forms

strangulated hernias (plural)

Questions

What does strangulated hernia mean?
A medical condition in which herniated tissue (most often a portion of the intestines) has its blood supply cut off.

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