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diaphragm
noun as in birth control
noun as in contraceptive
Example Sentences
That, in turn, causes them to “asphyxiate because their diaphragm has too much pressure on it.”
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.
She had just performed the second of two shows at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, swaying in a dark blue gown in front of a 20-piece string orchestra, her hands knitted over her diaphragm.
When you breathe normally, your diaphragm and the muscles between ribs create a negative pressure inside the lung.
We got Rudi and placed him physically on a horse — even though we were only recording sound — because it affects the way the diaphragm works when people speak.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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