hiatic

H4I1A1T1I1C3

adjective

Of or relating to a hiatus (break between two vowels).

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivehiatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to a hiatus (break between two vowels).
  2. not comparableanatomyHiatal, relating to a hiatus (opening in an organ).

    When both tests are negative the diagnosis of heart problems will be rejected and the patient will be advised to consult a specialist in internal medicine, because sliding hiatic hernia has become a more probable diagnosis.

    2012 March 23, Léna Soler, Emiliano Trizio, Thomas Nickles, William Wimsatt, Characterizing the Robustness of Science: After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 136
    1 more example

    The obese population also faces a higher risk of other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., pancreatitis, gallbladder stones, hiatic hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, etc.) as well as dermatological diseases, sleep apnea,[…]

    2021 August 1, Dana Müllerová, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, →ISBN, page 112

Origin

From hiatus + -ic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

hiatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatic

MLA

“hiatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatic.

Source: hiatic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.