thoracic diaphragm
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Thoracic diaphragm — diaphragm Respiratory system Latin diaphragma Artery Pericardiacophrenic artery … Wikipedia
Diaphragm — Contents 1 Optics and photography 2 Acoustics 3 Other 4 … Wikipedia
diaphragm — 1. noun /ˈdaɪəˌfræm/ a) 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; also called thoracic diaphragm. b) Any of various membranes or… … Wiktionary
Thoracic cavity — Latin cavitas thoracis Gray s subject #136 524 Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
Thoracic surgery — is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm.Thoracic surgery is… … Wikipedia
thoracic cavity — n the division of the body cavity that lies above the diaphragm, is bounded peripherally by the wall of the chest, and contains the heart and lungs * * * the chest cavity. See thorax. * * * cavitas thoracis … Medical dictionary
diaphragm — /duy euh fram /, n. 1. Anat. a. a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity. b. the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals. 2. Physical Chem. a. a porous plate… … Universalium
Thoracic aorta — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracalis GraySubject = 153 GrayPage = 598 Caption = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. Caption2 = Histopathological image of dissecting aneurysm of thoracic aorta… … Wikipedia
Thoracic duct — Lymph: Thoracic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center.) … Wikipedia
diaphragm — 1. The musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities. SYN: diaphragma (2) [TA], interseptum, midriff, phren (1). 2. A thin disk pierced with an opening, used in a microscope, camera, or other op … Medical dictionary
