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Anatomy word of the month: hiatus

The Latin word for โ€œan opening, a gaping mouthโ€.ย  The diaphragm, the muscular partition that divides the chest from the abdomen, has three openings.ย  The aorta, esophagus and inferior vena cava each pass through a hiatus in the diaphragm.ย  You […]

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