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Meaning of diaphragms

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diaphragms

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.

  3. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.

  4. A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.