hiatoplasty

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noun

repair of a hiatus hernia

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Meanings

nounhiatoplasty (plural hiatoplasties)

plural hiatoplasties

  1. medicinerepair of a hiatus hernia

    LMAH, laparoscopic mesh augmented hiatoplasty; LH, laparoscopic hiatoplasty; OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

    2015 October 16, “Use of Mesh in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Meta-Analysis and Risk-Benefit Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hiato- + -plasty.

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APA

hiatoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatoplasty

MLA

“hiatoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiatoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiatoplasty.

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