hiatal hernia

noun Pathology.

1. an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.

noun

1. protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm at the oesophageal opening

n.

1. A hernia in which part of the stomach protrudes through the esophageal opening of the diaphragm.hiatus hernia

n.

1. hiatal hernia