post-diaphragmatic
ə adjective
1.
of the diaphragm.
2.
like a diaphragm.
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diaphragm (ˈdaɪəˌfræm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | anatomy any separating membrane, esp the dome-shaped muscular partition that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities in mammalsRelated: phrenic |
| 2. | a circular rubber or plastic contraceptive membrane placed over the mouth of the uterine cervix before copulation to prevent entrance of sperm |
| 3. | any thin dividing membrane |
| 4. | Also called: stop a disc with a fixed or adjustable aperture to control the amount of light or other radiation entering an optical instrument, such as a camera |
| 5. | a thin disc that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, used to convert sound signals to electrical signals or vice versa in telephones, etc |
| 6. | chem |
| a. a porous plate or cylinder dividing an electrolytic cell, used to permit the passage of ions and prevent the mixing of products formed at the electrodes | |
| b. a semipermeable membrane used to separate two solutions in osmosis | |
| 7. | botany a transverse plate of cells that occurs in the stems of certain aquatic plants |
| Related: phrenic | |
| [C17: from Late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from | |
| diaphragmatic | |
| —adj | |
| diaphrag'matically | |
| —adv | |
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