Etymology

Bochdalek hernia

Today it means: A congenital diaphragmatic hernia, allowing normally intraabdominal organs to enter into the thoracic cavity. Full definition →

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The story

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

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