| NOUN | body | midriff, middle, midsection | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) |
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| body | midriff, diaphragm | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
| Meaning | The middle area of the human torso (usually in front). | |
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| Example | "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" | |
| Synonyms | middle, midsection | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | area, region | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve |
| Spanish | vientre | |
| Meaning | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration. | |
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| Synonym | diaphragm | |
| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism | |
| Spanish | diafragma, membrana | |
| Catalan | diafragma | |
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