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Midriff

Midriff Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Midriff? [n] (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [n] the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Midriff: diaphragm \| middle \| midsection Related Terms \| Find terms related to Midriff: abdomen \| abomasum \| barrier \| bay window \| beerbelly \| belly \| brattice \| breadbasket \| buffer \| buffer state \| bulkhead \| bumper \| center \| cloison \| collision mat \| core \| craw \| crop \| cushion \| diameter \| diaphragm \| dissepiment \| dividing line \| dividing wall \| division \| embonpoint \| equator \| fender \| first stomach \| gizzard \| gullet \| gut \| heart \| honeycomb stomach \| interior \| interseptum \| kernel \| kishkes \| manyplies \| mat \| maw \| mean \| median \| middle \| midmost \| midsection \| midst \| nucleus \| omasum \| pad \| panel \| paries \| partition \| party wall \| paunch \| pot \| potbelly \| potgut \| property line \| psalterium \| pusgut \| rennet bag \| reticulum \| rumen \| second stomach \| separation \| septulum \| septum \| shock pad \| spare tire \| stomach \| swagbelly \| thick \| thick of things \| third stomach \| tummy \| tum-tum \| underbelly \| ventripotence \| waist \| waistline \| wall \| zone See Also \| area \| body \| membrane \| muscle system \| muscular structure \| musculature \| region \| tissue layer \| torso \| trunk Midriff In Webster's Dictionary \Mid"riff\, n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] (Anat.) See {Diaphragm}, n., 2. Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.

Midriff Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Midriff?

[n] (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
[n] the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Midriff: diaphragm | middle | midsection

Midriff In Webster's Dictionary

\Mid"riff\, n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif
bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref,
belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.]
(Anat.)
See {Diaphragm}, n., 2.

      Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.

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