noun
diaphragmatic hernia
Medical term for a condition where abdominal organs protrude through a defect in the diaphragm.
横隔膜ヘルニアは先天性の場合が多い。
Diaphragmatic hernia is often congenital.
医師は横隔膜ヘルニアの手術を行った。
The doctor performed surgery for a diaphragmatic hernia.
The diaphragm muscle itself, not the hernia condition.
Compound of 横隔膜 (diaphragm) and ヘルニア (hernia, from German 'Hernie' or English 'hernia').