hemidiaphragm

hemidiaphragm
hemi·di·a·phragm -'dī-ə-.fram n one of the two lateral halves of the diaphragm separating the chest and abdominal cavities

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hemi·dia·phragm (hem″e-diґə-fram) one half of the diaphragm.

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