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Word entry · 6 letters

hernia

Best crossword clue

"Protruding tissue injury"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/Part of speech nounSorted aehinrStarts with HEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2E3R4N5I6A

Definitions

  1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.

Used in a sentence

  • give someone a hernia
  • have a hernia

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Protruding tissue injury6 letters

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