hiatus hernia
noun/haɪˌeɪtəs ˈhɜːniə/
/haɪˌeɪtəs ˈhɜːrniə/
(British English) (North American English hiatal hernia
(medical)/haɪˌeɪtl ˈhɜːniə/
/haɪˌeɪtl ˈhɜːrniə/
)- a condition in which an organ, especially the stomach, sticks out through an opening in the diaphragm
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