Diaphragm

Language: English
Pronunciation: dia-phragm
Part of Speech: noun

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In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.

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"a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens"

"a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix"

"electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves"

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