hernia

Other forms of hernia

plural

herniae

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hernia

What does hernia mean?

hernia means "rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes".

How many syllables are in hernia?

hernia has 3 syllables: her-ni-a. The stress falls on "her". In IPA it is /ˈhɝniə/.

What is another word for hernia?

Close synonyms include herniation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hernia a common word?

hernia is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.