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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
(redirected from Hernia of Morgagni)

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congenital diaphragmatic hernia
n.
The absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane, allowing protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
A condition in which the fetal diaphragm—the muscle dividing the chest and abdominal cavity—does not close completely.
Mentioned in: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Prenatal Surgery


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