paraesophageal

paraesophageal
para·esoph·a·ge·al or Brit para-oe·soph·a·ge·al -i-.säf-ə-'jē-əl adj adjacent to the esophagus esp relating to or being a hiatal hernia in which the connection between the esophagus and the stomach remains in its normal location but part or all of the stomach herniates through the hiatus into the thorax

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para·esoph·a·ge·al (par″ə-e-sof″ə-jeґəl) near or beside the esophagus.

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