Hiatus (anatomy)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
In anatomy, a hiatus is a a natural fissure in a structure.[1]
Examples include:
- Esophageal hiatus, the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the thorax into the abdomen
- Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve
- Maxillary hiatus
- Semilunar hiatus