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esophageal hiatus (aperture or opening)
The opening in the right crus of diaphragm, between the central tendon & the hiatus aorticus, through which pass the esophagus & the 2 vagus nerves.General
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- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.