- diaphragmatic hernia
- nounhernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm• Syn: ↑hiatus hernia, ↑hiatal hernia• Hypernyms: ↑hernia, ↑herniation
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diaphragmatic hernia
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Diaphragmatic hernia — Classification and external resources This is a photo of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a cat. The photo was taken during necropsy from the right side of the cat. To the left is the abdomen, where part of the liver and the gall… … Wikipedia
Diaphragmatic hernia — Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from the abdomen "herniates" upward through the diaphragm into the chest (thoracic) cavity. Diaphragmatic hernias may be congenital or… … Medical dictionary
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia — Classification and external resources Morgagni s hernia seen on an X thorax. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia — Infobox Disease Name = Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia Caption = An X ray showing the spleen in the left lower portion of the chest cavity (X and arrow) after a diaphragmatic tearcite journal |author=Hariharan D, Singhal R, Kinra S, Chilton A… … Wikipedia
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Diaphragmatic rupture — Classification and external resources An X ray showing the spleen in the left lower portion of the chest cavity (X and arrow) after a diaphragmatic tear … Wikipedia
congenital diaphragmatic hernia — congenital protrusion of abdominal viscera into the thorax through an opening in the diaphragm resulting from defective development of the pleuroperitoneal membrane; it often leads to fatal pulmonary hypoplasia. The most common types are… … Medical dictionary
Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
hernia — n. the protrusion of an organ or tissue out of the body cavity in which it normally lies. An inguinal hernia (or rupture) occurs in the lower abdomen; a sac of peritoneum, containing fat or part of the bowel, bulges through a weak part (inguinal… … The new mediacal dictionary
diaphragmatic — Relating to a diaphragm. SYN: phrenic (1). * * * di·a·phrag·mat·ic .dī ə frə(g) mat ik, .frag adj of, involving, or resembling a diaphragm <diaphragmatic hernia> * * * di·a·phrag·mat·ic (di″ə frag matґik) 1. pertaining to or of… … Medical dictionary
