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DISPLACED HERNIA

\dɪsplˈe͡ɪst hˈɜːniə], \dɪsplˈe‍ɪst hˈɜːniə], \d_ɪ_s_p_l_ˈeɪ_s_t h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\

Definitions of DISPLACED HERNIA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A hernia that has been forced out of the scrotum into the subperitoneal connective tissue of the abdomen, often while strangulated, e. g., a h. reduced en masse.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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