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hiatic

adj

Etymology

From hiatus + -ic.

  1. learned borrowing from hiātus — “opening”
  2. suffixed as hiatic — “hiatus + ic”

Definitions

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

  2. Hiatal, 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.
    • 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,[…]

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Derived

antihiatic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA