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ヘルニア (へるにあ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヘルニア

へ

る

に

あ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

hernia

medicine

Medical noun for a hernia, including common compounds such as 鼠径ヘルニア and 椎間板ヘルニア.

from Latin

医い師しから鼠そ径けいヘルニアと診しん断だんされた。
The doctor diagnosed me with an inguinal hernia.
椎つい間かん板ばんヘルニアで腰

こし

が

痛いた

い

。

My lower back hurts because of a herniated disc.

Similar words

脱だっ腸ちょう
An older or more colloquial Japanese term often used for an intestinal or inguinal hernia; ヘルニア is the broader medical loanword.
椎つい間かん板ばんヘルニア
A specific compound meaning a herniated disc; ヘルニア alone is the general term.

Etymology

A katakana medical loanword; it is from Latin. The exact borrowing route into Japanese is not specified here.