A hernia or abnormal protrusion in the area of the perineum or lower abdomen, a medical term from classical anatomy.
From Greek 'hedra' (seat, bottom) plus 'kele' (hernia, rupture), a medical term that appears in classical and medieval medical texts describing various types of herniation in the lower body regions.
This is one of those wonderfully specific ancient medical terms—medieval physicians could describe exactly where a hernia occurred using Greek root combinations, a system still used in modern medical terminology.
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