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B2🏥 Medical

Italian word

ernia

hernia

Looks like

hernia

same

⚠️ The trap

Same meaning. The trap: 'ernia del disco' = slipped disc / herniated disc. In English you'd say 'slipped disc' or 'disc herniation' — not just 'hernia'. Also: 'ernia inguinale' = inguinal hernia, which English speakers might call a 'groin hernia'.

To say "same" in Italian:

ernia (correct)

"ernia" in English means:

hernia

Example

"Ha un'ernia del disco lombare che causa sciatica."

"He has a lumbar disc hernia causing sciatica."

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