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Definition of hiatus hernia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hiatus hernia

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