diaphragming

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A form of diaphragm — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of diaphragm
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