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== Hiatus == '''Hiatus''' (/haɪˈeɪtəs/; from Latin ''hiatus'', meaning 'opening' or 'gap') is a term used in various fields of study, i

The term "Hiatal Hernia" is derived from the Latin word "hiatus" meaning "opening" or "gap", and the Greek word "hernia" meaning "a rupture ...phragm, and into the chest area. This opening is known as the [[esophageal hiatus]].