Word Meanings - DIAPHRAGMATIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves.

DIAPHRAGM
The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the midriff. (more info) 1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it.
PERTAIN
stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant
RESPIRATIONAL
Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirational difficulties.
DIAPHRAGMATIC
Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves.
RESPIRATION
The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed. Note: Respiration in the higher animals
IRIS DIAPHRAGM
An adjustable diaphragm, suggesting the iris of the eye in its action, for regulating the aperture of a lens, consisting of a number of thin pieces fastened to a ring. It is used in cameras and microscopes.
APPERTAIN
To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5. (more info) appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach