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Categories: Muscles of the torso, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918), Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, Articles with short description, All articles lacking reliable references

diaphragm midriff thoracic diaphragm Abdominal diaphragm caval opening

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration WordNet 3.0

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(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm, is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. Wikipedia

A thin sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen Wikipedia Disambiguation

Sheet of internal skeletal muscle Wikidata

A sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage, it separates the diafragma from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen. Wiktionary (translation)

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pericardiacophrenic artery

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