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hiatoplasty

hiatoplasty noun: repair of a hiatus hernia.

Noun

hiatoplasty (plural hiatoplasties)

  1. repair of a hiatus hernia
    • LMAH, laparoscopic mesh augmented hiatoplasty; LH, laparoscopic hiatoplasty; OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.2015 October 16, “Use of Mesh in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Meta-Analysis and Risk-Benefit Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hiatoplasty

pluralhiatoplasties

Origin of hiatoplasty

From hiato- + -plasty.

Questions about hiatoplasty

What does hiatoplasty mean?
Hiatoplasty means repair of a hiatus hernia.
What part of speech is hiatoplasty?
Hiatoplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of hiatoplasty?
The plural of hiatoplasty is hiatoplasties.

Words near hiatoplasty in the dictionary

  1. hiatic
  2. hiating
  3. hiation
  4. hiations
  5. hiatoplasties
  6. hiatoplasty
  7. Hiatt
  8. Hiatts
  9. hiatus
  10. hiatus hernia
  11. hiatus hernias

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