Meaning Of The Word Hiatus hernia
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Hiatus hernia Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Hiatus hernia?
hiatus hernia in American English
noun: 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 hiatus hernia in British English noun: protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening |
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