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• 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

• But the cap has a decided advantage over the diaphragm: it can be reliably left in place for several days (against hours for the diaphragm) and thus affords greater sexual .
• Another serious condition that can be mistaken for simple heartburn is a hiatus herniaa defect in the diaphragm where the gullet (esophagus) passes through, just above the .
• The diaphragm is bigger and more fragile.

• stop
• midriff
• pessary
• contraceptive diaphragm

News & Articles

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• Lewiston baby needs help from community
  A Lewiston baby was diagnosed with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia weeks before he was born. Since then, he's had four surgeries.
  June 12, 2013 - WIVB Buffalo

Quotes

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• Ralph MacDonald in Chicago Sun-Times
  Donny had a different vibe than other people,MacDonald said during a break from visiting his son in Orlando, Fla. "Donny sang from his diaphragm. You heard the note come from deep within. It had different tone. Most singers sing from their...
• Claire Danes in Los Angeles Times
  Before this, I didn't know where my diaphragm was,Danes says.
• Robert Jarvik in Salt Lake Tribune
  Jarvik says he changed the shape of the heart to more closely mimic a human heart to solve the first problem, and invented a "multilayer blood pump diaphragm" to address the second.