hiatus hernia

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