hiatus
hia·tus
noun
1.
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2.
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
3.
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”).
Phrases
- adductor hiatus
- hiatus hernia
- hiatus magnus
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