umbilical hernia
noun
Simple meaning
Protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhmbilihkuhlhurneeuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
əmˈbɪlɪkəlˈhɝniə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
pathology
A hernia at the site of the umbilicus (navel).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (pathology) A hernia at the site of the umbilicus (navel).
Used this way, umbilical hernia is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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