Glossary for Hiatus hernia

Medical terms related to Hiatus hernia or mentioned in this section include:

• Abdominal Injuries: Any injury involving the abdomen. Injuries may penetrating or caused by a fall or blow to the abdomen. Symptoms are variable depending on the nature of the injury.
• Abdominal symptoms: Symptoms affecting the abdomen or digestive tract
• Acid reflux: Condition which occurs when the acid reflux into the oesophagus exceeds the normal limit
• Chronic cough: The chronic noisy sudden expulsion of air from the respiratory tract
• Cocaine abuse: Stimulant drug with various effects
• Congenital malformations: Physical body or organ malformations existing at birth
• Constipation: Hardness of stool or difficulty or inability to pass feces.
• Cough: Any type of coughing symptom.
• Coughing: The involuntary reflex to forcefully expire air from ones lungs.
• Focal dermal hypoplasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by bone, skin, teeth and pigmentation abnormalities as well as asymmetry of the face, trunk ant extremities.
• Heartburn: Chest or digestive pain from reflux of stomach acid
• Hernia: General term for an organ protruding where it should not.
• Hiatal hernia: Hernia of the stomach through the diaphragm muscle.
• Obesity: Excessive body weight especially fat.
• Pregnancy: Symptoms related to pregnancy.
• Pregnancy symptoms: Symptoms related to pregnancy.
• Regurgitation: The backflow of stomach contents and gas from stomach back into oesophagus or mouth
• Sandifer syndrome: A rare disorder where torticollis (neck spasms) is associated with a hiatus hernia. All the symptoms seem to be as a result of the hiatus hernia.
• Smoking: The smoking of cigarettes
• Stress: Emotional stress (sometimes refers to physical stress)

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