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DIAPHRAGM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Example:
the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diaphragm" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diaphragm"):
iris; iris diaphragm (diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening)
Holonyms ("diaphragm" is a part of...):
camera; photographic camera (equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diaphragm" is a kind of...):
disc; disk (a flat circular plate)
Holonyms ("diaphragm" is a part of...):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
contraceptive diaphragm; diaphragm; pessary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diaphragm" is a kind of...):
birth control device; contraceptive; contraceptive device; preventative; preventive; prophylactic device (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
Synonyms:
diaphragm; midriff
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("diaphragm" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)
muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Holonyms ("diaphragm" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb diaphragm
Context examples:
It does not include procedures such as vein stripping, carotid disease, or procedures originating above the diaphragm.
(History of Peripheral Vascular Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Stage III patients have disease on both sides of the diaphragm and stage IV patients once again have disseminated disease.
(Ann Arbor Lymphoma Staging System, NCI Thesaurus)
This surface rests on the diaphragm and is fused with the diaphragm's central tendons.
(Base of the Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)
This is attributed to a spasm of the diaphragm.
(Hiccough, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
The lowest part of the prostate gland adjacent to the superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.
(Apex of the Prostate, NCI Thesaurus)
A hiccup is an unintentional movement of the diaphragm, the muscle at the base of the lungs.
(Hiccups, NIH)
A broad, thin, crescent-shaped fold consisting of two layers of peritoneum extending from the notch of the anterior margin of the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm.
(Falciform Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)
It may also suppress inflammation and improve contractility of the diaphragm.
(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)
A congenital or acquired weakness or opening in the diaphragm which allows abdominal contents to protrude into the chest cavity; congenital diaphragmatic hernias are caused when the embryonic diaphragm fails to fuse.
(Diaphragmatic Hernia, NCI Thesaurus)
The coronary sinus / left ventricular lead was not implanted because the lead position resulted in undesirable stimulation of the diaphragm.
(Cardiac Lead Position Results in Undesirable Stimulation of Diaphragm, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
