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perforation

Abnormal opening in a hollow organ or viscus.

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corneal perforation esophageal perforation (Boerhaave syndrome) gallbladder perforation intestinal perforation nasal septum perforation perforated tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum) uterine perforation

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.