- Bochdalek gap
- hiatus pleuroperitonealis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Bochdalek gap
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Bochdalek — Vincent A., Czechoslovakian anatomist, 1801–1883. See B. foramen, B. ganglion, B. gap, foramen of B. hernia, B. muscle, B. valve, flower basket of B … Medical dictionary
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Hiatus — An opening, as in the diaphragm. When there is an unusually wide opening in the diaphragm, there can be a hiatus (or hiatal) hernia. In Latin an hiatus is an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm. It is derived from the verb hiare meaning to gape or… … Medical dictionary
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