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Hernia, hiatus: Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the esophagus in the diaphragm, the great dome of muscle that separates the thoracic (chest) cavity from the abdomen.

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The hiatus is a hole or opening in the diaphragm, which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. It is located where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm and enters the stomach in the abdominal cavity.

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