n.
The absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane, allowing protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
The absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane, allowing protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
