DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

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 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

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)

 Context examples 

A rare syndrome characterized by the presence of omphalocele, anterior diaphragmatic hernia, sternal cleft, ectopia cordis, and ventricular septal defect or left ventricle diverticulum.

(Pentalogy of Cantrell, NCI Thesaurus)

Diaphragmatic hernia that is present at birth.

(Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, NCI Thesaurus)

Deletion of the gene may be associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

(NR2F2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital or acquired weakness or opening in the diaphragm which allows abdominal contents to protrude into the chest cavity; congenital diaphragmatic hernias are caused when the embryonic diaphragm fails to fuse.

(Diaphragmatic Hernia, NCI Thesaurus)

Deletion of this gene may be associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

(CHD2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)