diaphragm

[ UK /dˈa‍ɪəfɹˌæm/ ]
[ US /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
  2. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
  3. electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
  4. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
    the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
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How To Use diaphragm In A Sentence

  • It is the failure of the diaphragmatic pinchcock to open, as in the normal deglutitory cycle, rather than a spasmodic tightness, that obstructs the food. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • The cap or diaphragm had been developed in the 1880's but its availability had been very much limited as people were kept in the dark as to its very existence.
  • In the simplest case, the wires carrying the electrical signals are used to form an electromagnet which attracts and releases a metal diaphragm.
  • As autozooids grew in length, the outermost diaphragms were calcified in sequence as their membranes formed.
  • The diaphragm is the component that needs the most attention, as it hardens with age and could rupture.
  • Methods In this retrospective study, The operation indication, result and complication fo 11 consecutive cases of artificial iris diaphragm implantation for silicone oil support eye were studied.
  • Most patients succumb when the diaphragm and rib muscles become paralyzed, and breathing becomes impossible.
  • This bill aims to take away the criminalised aspect of that, and it de-penalises the aspect of having evidence of safe sex on the premises - that is, condoms, sheaths, diaphragms, and lubricants.
  • Avoid Clavicular Breathing and Belly Breathing -- instead, learn the proper way to breathe for singing, called diaphragmatic breathing. Dailycomic Diary Entry
  • The esophagoscope encounters only the diaphragmatic pinchcock which seems to be at the top of the stomach like the puckering string at the top of a bag. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
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