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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHerniorrhaphy
/ˌhɜːr.niˈɔːr.ə.fi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A surgical procedure for the repair of a hernia.
"The patient underwent herniorrhaphy to correct the inguinal hernia." - 2
The act of suturing a hernia.
"After the herniorrhaphy, the recovery process was closely monitored."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'herniorrhaphy' is derived from the Greek words 'hernia', meaning 'rupture', and 'rhaphē', meaning 'suture'. It emerged in the medical lexicon in the late 19th century as surgical techniques evolved to address hernias through suturing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Herniorrhaphy" is said worldwide
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Herniorraphie
Transliteration: Er-nio-ra-fi
"Le patient a subi une herniorraphie pour corriger la hernie inguinale."
Herniorrhaphie
Transliteration: Her-ni-or-ra-fi
"Der Patient wurde einer Herniorrhaphie unterzogen, um die Leistenhernie zu beheben."
Ernioplastica
Transliteration: Er-ni-o-plas-ti-ca
"Il paziente ha subito un'ernoplastica per riparare l'ernia inguinale."
Herniorrafia
Transliteration: Er-nio-ra-fi-a
"El paciente se sometió a una herniorrafia para corregir la hernia inguinal."
Herniorrafia
Transliteration: Er-nio-ra-fi-a
"O paciente passou por uma herniorrafia para corrigir a hérnia inguinal."
हर्नियॉरफी
Transliteration: Herniorraphy
"रोगी ने इन्ग्विनल हर्निया के लिए हर्नियॉरफी करवाई।"
疝气修补术
Transliteration: Shànqì xiūbǔ shù
"患者接受了疝气修补术以纠正腹股沟疝。"
탈장 봉합술
Transliteration: Taljang bonghapseul
"환자는 서혜부 탈장을 교정하기 위해 탈장 봉합술을 받았습니다."
ヘルニア縫合術
Transliteration: Herunia hōgōjutsu
"患者は鼠径ヘルニアの修復のためにヘルニア縫合術を受けました。"
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