hiatus hernia
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hiatus hernia
orhiatal hernia
n
(Pathology) protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening
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hia′tus
(or hia′tal) her′nia,
n.
protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal cleft of the diaphragm.
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hiatus hernia
A condition in which the top of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm. It causes heartburn as control is lost over the sphincter linking the esophagus to the stomach.
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Noun | 1. | hiatus hernia - hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm hernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
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