diaphragm

Example Sentences

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Typical features include frequent deep sighs, rapid breathing, forceful exhalation from the abdomen, or chest breathing without proper diaphragm use, which prevents the lungs from fully expanding.

From Science Daily

For example, “Pinky could conclude only that the strength of the floor diaphragm where the trench headers bisected the slab was inadequate.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I couldn’t speak or do anything other than force up my lines using my diaphragm alone.

From Los Angeles Times

"In other words, air had been injected into her stomach. That interferes with your ability to move your diaphragm up and down, and that interferes with your breathing," he said.

From BBC

Scientists estimate that up to 80% of cancer patients suffer from the condition, where the body relentlessly eats away at itself until organs such as the heart and diaphragm stop working.

From Science Magazine