(by indirect route)
1indirect hernia — indirect inguinal hernia an inguinal hernia that goes into the inguinal canal by an indirect route, leaving the abdomen through the deep inguinal ring and passing down obliquely through the inguinal canal lateral to the inferior epigastric artery …
2indirect — [[t]ɪ̱ndaɪre̱kt, dɪr [/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An indirect result or effect is not caused immediately and obviously by a thing or person, but happens because of something else that they have done. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from… …
3indirect — in|di|rect [ˌındıˈrekt] adj 1.) not directly caused by something ≠ ↑direct ▪ Losing weight is an indirect result of smoking cigarettes. ▪ The indirect effects of climate change may be profound. 2.) an indirect way to a place is not the… …
4indirect */ — [ˌɪndaɪˈrekt] , [ˌɪndəˈrekt] adj 1) not using the shortest or simplest way We took an indirect route through the mountains.[/ex] an indirect approach to the problem[/ex] 2) not directly connected with something but done or obtained in some other… …
5route — [[t]ru͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ routes, routing, routed (Pronounced [[t]ru͟ːt[/t]]u> or [[t]ra͟ʊt[/t]]u> in American English.) 1) N COUNT A route is a way from one place to another. ...the most direct route to the town centre... All escape routes were… …
6indirect — adjective 1 not by the fastest, easiest, or straightest way: They took an indirect route, avoiding the town centre. 2 not said in a clear direct way: It was an indirect way of asking me to leave. 3 the indirect result of an action is not caused… …
7indirect — adjective 1) an indirect effect Syn: incidental, accidental, unintended, unintentional, secondary, subordinate, ancillary, concomitant 2) the indirect route Syn: roundabout, circuitous, wandering …
8indirect — adjective 1) an indirect effect Syn: incidental, secondary, subordinate, ancillary, collateral, concomitant, contingent 2) an indirect route Syn: roundabout, circuitous, meandering …
9Indirect rule — is a type of European colonial policy in which the traditional local power structure, or at least part of it, is incorporated into the colonial administrative structure. It was practiced in large parts of the British Empire, especially British… …
10indirect — indirect, circuitous, roundabout are comparable when applied to ways, routes, or means with the meaning not leading by a straight path to a destination or goal. Indirect basically implies departure from the straight and short line between two… …