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diastolic pressure
  • n  the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
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diastrophism
  • n  the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
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diaphragm
  • n  a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
    the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
  • n  (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
  • n  a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
  • n  electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
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diaphragmatic hernia
  • n  hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
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