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DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does diaphragmatic hernia mean?

• DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA (noun)
The noun DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA has 1 sense:

1. hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm

Familiarity information: DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

diaphragmatic hernia; hiatal hernia; hiatus hernia

Hypernyms ("diaphragmatic hernia" is a kind of...):

hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)

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