hernia

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"But the main reason I do it now is because there's so many people that have got a hernia, that are kind of ashamed of it," she said.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"Anybody is susceptible to getting a hernia," she said.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Waites recalled the time he had a hernia operation on a Wednesday and still managed to make it to Leicester on the Saturday to cheer on Boro.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Bolsonaro, 70, has been hospitalized for more than a week after undergoing surgery for a groin hernia and then a procedure to treat recurring bouts of hiccups.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

She asked Eloise, “Just exactly what is a hernia, anyway?”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger