hiatus hernia

hiatus hernia

noun Pathology.
an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
Also, hiatal hernia.
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hiatus hernia or hiatal hernia
 
n
protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening
 
hiatal hernia or hiatal hernia
 
n

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hiatus hernia n.
See hiatal hernia.

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