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hiatus hernia
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
noun
protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening
Example Sentences
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.
Bolsonaro said he will undergo procedures to correct a hiatus hernia and a deviated septum.
Miss Lowry's medical cause of death was recorded as pulmonary aspiration due to hiatus hernia and acute cholecystitis - inflammation of the gall bladder.
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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