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Uncle Tom (oh) and diaphragmatic hernia (medicine)


Uncle Tom (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe]
AmE a black person who is too respectful to white people - used to show disapproval

diaphragmatic hernia (medicine)


diaphragmatic hernia


A condition present at birth where there is abnormal protrusion of abdominal contents upward through a defect in the diaphragm. This condition is treated as a surgical emergency due to interference with the infant's breathing. Smaller, less serious diaphragmatic hernias may also be seen in adults.