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Meanings of midriff in inglés

catalán
panxa
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Human abdomen.

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panxa
portugués
diafragma
catalán
diafragma

(Anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration.

diafragma
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Examples for "diaphragm"
Examples for "diaphragm"
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The diaphragm and the speaking tube were the great sources of error.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 / Containing Sixteen Exp...
2
Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between liver tumor motion and diaphragm motion.
Pubmed
3
Find the esophagus where it penetrates the diaphragm and joins the stomach.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
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Autopsy.-Baseof left lung adherent to diaphragm and costal pleura; lung hardened.
Cattle and Their Diseases / Embracing Their History and Breeds, ...
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We conclude that CMV had a detrimental effect on diaphragm contractile properties.
Pubmed

The middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

A sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage, it separates the diafragma from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration.

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Usage of midriff in inglés
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But others have hit back on the side of the midriff-baring men.
The Guardian
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If you've got a pot-belly, start wearing some midriff exposing crop tops.
The Guardian
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She glanced at Meriope's midriff, looking for swelling under those forgiving robes.
The Scar
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She pushed his hand away from her midriff...but not before she'd shuddered.
The notorious scoundrel
5
Ellie was wearing cut-off jeans and a workshirt tied at her midriff.
Jurassic Park
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Aylaen knelt down beside him and slipped her arm around his midriff.
Bones of the Dragon
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He wrapped a towel around his midriff and opened the bathroom door.
Anansi Boys
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His eyes traveled along the length of her bare midriff and chest.
Map of bones
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Then he struck, one brawny shoulder snapping full into the man's midriff.
Dan Merrithew
10
There was something tight around his midriff too, like a wide belt.
The accident man
11
Her eyes traveled down to my midriff, and she covered her mouth.
Nefertiti
12
Tight, slate colored jeans, a white baby-doll midriff, a black leather jacket.
The blood that bonds
13
The sights of my .375 centered in the middle of a silk-covered midriff.
Highways in Hiding
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In five minutes he had me half-stripped and was pounding my midriff in.
The Motormaniacs
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The other is by the contraction and distention of the midriff or diaphragm.
The Young Priest's Keepsake
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Piper came staggering up the steps, holding her left arm across her midriff.
Under the dome: a novel
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