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hiatus hernia

Or hiatal hernia

noun

Pathology.
  1. 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

noun

  1. protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Four operations later and Saschan has had a further endometriosis diagnosis and has been treated for fibroids and a hiatus hernia exacerbated by the wait for surgery on the NHS.

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Bolsonaro said he will undergo procedures to correct a hiatus hernia and a deviated septum.

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Miss Lowry's medical cause of death was recorded as pulmonary aspiration due to hiatus hernia and acute cholecystitis - inflammation of the gall bladder.

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Patients should not have the balloon implanted if they are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, have a hiatus hernia or history of gastric ulcers, other gastrointestinal disease or previous abdominal surgery.

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