English Explanatory Dictionary

Bochdalek hernia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A congenital diaphragmatic hernia, allowing normally intraabdominal organs to enter into the thoracic cavity.

Word forms

Bochdalek hernia Bochdalek hernias

Etymology

Named after the Czech pathologist Vincenz Alexander Bochdalek (1801–1883).

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