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Word: Diaphragm
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from dia ‘through, apart’ + phragma ‘a fence’
ˈdʌɪəfram
a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
Short Definition:muscular partition separating thorax from abdomen
a thin sheet of material forming a partition.
Short Definition:thin partition
a thin contraceptive cap fitting over the cervix.
Short Definition:contraceptive device
a device for varying the effective aperture of the lens in a camera or other optical system.
Short Definition:device varying aperture of camera lens
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