DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA
\dˌa͡ɪəfɹɐɡmˈatɪk hˈɜːniə], \dˌaɪəfɹɐɡmˈatɪk hˈɜːniə], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_f_ɹ_ɐ_ɡ_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k h_ˈɜː_n_i__ə]\
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By Princeton University
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Protrusion of some part of the abdominal or retroperitoneal structures through the diaphragm into the thorax. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Phrenic Hernia, Diaphragmatocele. The abdominal viscera are occasionally protruded through the diaphragm, either through some of the natural apertures in the muscle, or through deficiencies, or wounds, or lacerations in it.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
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