Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inguinal_hernia

1 sense of inguinal hernia

Sense 1
inguinal hernia -- (hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males)
       => hernia, herniation -- (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)