eventration (redirected from diaphragmatic eventration)

eventration /even·tra·tion/ (e″ven-tra´shun)

1. herniation of intestines; see hernia.

2. evisceration (1).

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diaphragmatic eventration  a congenital anomaly characterized by failure of muscular development of part or all of one (or occasionally both) hemidiaphragms, resulting in superior displacement of abdominal viscera and altered lung development.

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e·ven·tra·tion (vn-trshn)

n.

1. Protrusion of the omentum or intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall.

2. Removal of the contents of the abdominal cavity.

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eventration

[ē′vəntrā′shən]

the protrusion of the intestines from the abdomen.

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eventration

1. protrusion of the bowels through the abdomen.

2. removal of the abdominal viscera.

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diaphragmatic eventration

elevation of the dome of the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity, usually due to phrenic nerve paralysis.