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OBLIQUE INGUINAL HERNIA

\əblˈiːk ɪnɡˈɪnə͡l hˈɜːniə], \əblˈiːk ɪnɡˈɪnə‍l hˈɜːniə], \ə_b_l_ˈiː_k ɪ_n_ɡ_ˈɪ_n_əl h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\

Definitions of OBLIQUE INGUINAL HERNIA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A Hernia which enters the internal abdominal ring and passes through the inguinal canal and out of the external abdominal ring.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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