hemidiaphragm

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noun

Either the left or right half of the diaphragm

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Meanings

nounhemidiaphragm (plural hemidiaphragms)

plural hemidiaphragms

  1. anatomyEither the left or right half of the diaphragm
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    Neuronal cell entry of BoNT/A followed by entry of BoNT/E was further demonstrated by sequentially exposing hemidiaphragm muscle preparations and selectively blocking BoNT/A with 3,4-DAP. This resulted in a recovery similar to BoNT/A and not BoNT/E, confirming sequential cell entry of the toxins [18 ].

    2015 July 25, “Botulinum Neurotoxins Can Enter Cultured Neurons Independent of Synaptic Vesicle Recycling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hemi- + diaphragm.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemidiaphragm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemidiaphragm.

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