Meanings
nounBochdalek hernia (plural Bochdalek hernias)
plural Bochdalek hernias
- medicineA congenital diaphragmatic hernia, allowing normally intraabdominal organs to enter into the thoracic cavity.
Origin
Named after the Czech pathologist Vincenz Alexander Bochdalek (1801–1883).
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