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Definition of
hiatal hernia noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hiatal hernia
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
haɪˌeɪt̮l ˈhərniə
/
/
(
medical
)
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a condition in which an organ, especially the stomach, sticks out through an opening in the
diaphragm
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hiatal hernia
Nearby words
HI
abbreviation
hi
exclamation
hiatal hernia
noun
hiatus
noun
hibachi
noun