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.
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15 August 1944. The operation was initially planned to be executed in conjunction with Operation Overlord, the Allied landing in the Normandy, but the lack of available resources led to a cancellation of the second landing.