aortic hiatus/foramen/aperture/opening

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Introduction

The opening in the diaphragm bounded by the two crura of diaphragm, the vertebral column & the median arcuate ligament, through which pass the aorta & thoracic duct.

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.