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(surgery) A hernia repair operation, which makes use of a mesh patch to strengthen the site of defect to prevent recurrence..
Use hernioplasty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hernioplasty means (surgery) A hernia repair operation, which makes use of a mesh patch to strengthen the site of defect to prevent recurrence..
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