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Descriptor English: Diaphragm
Descriptor Spanish: Diafragma
Descriptor diafragma
Scope note: La división músculofibrosa que separa la cavidad torácica de la abdominal. Funciona como el principal músculo inspiratorio y su contracción hace aumentar el volumen de la cavidad torácica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Diafragma
Descriptor French: Muscle diaphragme
Entry term(s): Diaphragm, Respiratory
Diaphragms
Diaphragms, Respiratory
Respiratory Diaphragm
Respiratory Diaphragms
Tree number(s): A01.923.112.250
A02.633.567.900.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003964
Scope note: The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.
Annotation: IM when organ of respiration; NIM in studies on muscle tissue; /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 22421
Unique ID: D003964
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Diaphragm - Preferred
Concept UI M0006209
Scope note The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.
Preferred term Diaphragm
Entry term(s) Diaphragm, Respiratory
Diaphragms
Diaphragms, Respiratory
Respiratory Diaphragm
Respiratory Diaphragms



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