noun · My Body

diaphragm

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The meaning (definition) of the word diaphragm

a big muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe

The word diaphragm used in a sentence

Your diaphragm is a muscle that helps you breathe in deeply.

How the word diaphragm is said around the world

Frenchdiaphragme (dyahfrahgm)
Spanishdiafragma (dyahfrahgmah)
Mandarin隔膜 (gé mó)
Hindiडायाफ्राम (dahyahprahm)
Arabicغشاء (gheeshah)
Russianдиафрагма (diafragma)
Portuguese (EU)diafragma (deeuhfrahgmuh)
Portuguese (BR)diafragma (jeeahfrahgma)
Japanese横隔膜 (oukakumaku)
GermanMembran (membrahn)
Urduڈایافرام (dahyahfrahm)
Punjabiਡਾਇਆਫ੍ਰਾਮ (dyahprahm)
Korean횡격막 (hoenggyeogmag)
Hebrewדִיאָפרַגמָה (deeyahfrahgmah)
Greekδιάφραγμα (diaphragma)
Dutchdiafragma (deeahfrahghmah)
Tagalogdayapragm (dahyahprahgm)
Vietnamesemàng ngăn (mahng ngahn)
Turkishdiyafram (deeyahfrahm)
Persianدیافراگم (deeyahfrahgm)
Polishmembrana (membrahnah)
Ukrainianдіафрагма (diafrahma)
Bengaliডায়াফ্রাম (dahfrahm)
Swedishmembran (membrahn)
Italiandiaframma (dyahfrahmmah)

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