Usually means: Stomach bulges through diaphragm opening.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. hiatal hernia: Merriam-Webster
  2. hiatal hernia: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hiatal hernia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hiatal hernia: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hiatal hernia: Vocabulary.com
  6. hiatal hernia: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. hiatal hernia: Dictionary.com
  8. Hiatal hernia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. hiatal hernia: Rhymezone
  10. hiatal hernia: FreeDictionary.org
  11. hiatal hernia: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. hiatal hernia: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Hernia, hiatal, hiatal hernia: Encyclopedia

Medicine (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. hiatal hernia: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hiatal hernia: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Digestive Diseases Dictionary (No longer online)
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  8. GI Disorders (No longer online)
  9. Hiatal hernia: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Hiatal Hernia: The Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  11. hernia, hiatal: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
  12. Hernia, hiatal, hiatal hernia: Medical dictionary
  13. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  14. Hiatal hernia, Hiatal hernia: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Hiatal hernia)

▸ noun:  A hiatal hernia or hiatus hernia is a type of hernia in which abdominal organs (typically the stomach) slip through the diaphragm into the middle compartment of the chest.

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paraesophageal, sliding, more...

Phrases:
sliding hiatal hernia, para-esophageal hiatal hernia, para esophageal hiatal hernia, more...

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paraesophageal, sliding, more...

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