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midriff
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mid·riff  (mdrf)
n.
1. See diaphragm.
2. The middle outer portion of the front of the human body, extending roughly from just below the breast to the waistline.

[Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif : midd, mid; see mid1 + hrif, belly; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]

midriff adj.

midriff
Noun
1. the middle part of the human body between waist and chest
2. Anat same as diaphragm (sense 1) [Old English midhrif mid belly]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midriffmidriff - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
2.midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Translations

midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] ndiafragma m
midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] nestomac m, taille f
midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] nTaille f
midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] ndiaframma m

midriff
n midriff [ˈmidrif]
the middle of the body just below the ribs. middelribالحِجاب الحاجِزдиафрагмаbránicemellemgulvdas Zwerchfellδιάφραγμαabdomenvahelihasمربوط به قسمت پایین سینهpalleadiaphragme, estomacסַרעֶפֶתप्राचीरošitrekeszizomsekat rongga badanmiðhluti bols (milli bringspala og mittis)diaframma胴体中部가슴과 허리 사이의 몸통diafragma, juosmuodiafragmapinggangmiddenrifmellomgulvprzepona, pasdiafragmadiafragmă, abdomenдиафрагмаbránicapreponadijafragmamellangärdeส่วนกลางของร่างกายคือระหว่างอกและเอวorta beden, karın bölgesi中腹部діафрагмаسینے اور پیٹ کے درمیان کا حصہcơ hoành

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