Inguinal hernia: Protrusion of the intestines out of the groin area. Inguinal hernia: An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring.
Definition of dragoon. 1  1 : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops. 2  2 : cavalryman.
A buffoon is someone whose ridiculous behavior is a source of amusement to others. People you might call a buffoon are a political rival or the guy at work who tells silly jokes at office parties. The noun buffoon has changed its spelling over the years, but not really its meaning. In Middle French, it was bouffon, which came from the Italian buffone, meaning jester.. The original root is the Latin buffare.