hiatus hernia

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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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hiatal hernia
n. A hernia in which part of the stomach protrudes through the esophageal opening of the diaphragm. Also called hiatus hernia.

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Main Entry: hiatus hernia
Function: noun
: HIATAL HERNIA

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hiatus hernia n.
See hiatal hernia.

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