Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the diaphragm. Also diaphragmal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to a diaphragm

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm

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Examples

  • Deep breathing is sometimes called diaphragmatic breathing, natural breathing or abdominal breathing.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Marc B. Levin 2012

  • Deep breathing is sometimes called diaphragmatic breathing, natural breathing or abdominal breathing.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Marc B. Levin 2012

  • Sylvester KG, Rasanen J, Kitano Y, Flake AW, Crombleholme TM, Adzick NS: Fetal tracheal occlusion reverses the high vascular impedance in diaphragmatic hernia.

    CHOP congenital diaphragmatic hernia publications 2010

  • Sylvester KG, Rasanen J, Kitano Y, Flake AW, Crombleholme TM, Adzick NS: Fetal tracheal occlusion reverses the high vascular impedance in diaphragmatic hernia.

    CHOP congenital diaphragmatic hernia publications 2010

  • Avoid Clavicular Breathing and Belly Breathing -- instead, learn the proper way to breathe for singing, called diaphragmatic breathing.

    dailycomic Diary Entry dailycomic 2008

  • The drama playing out between the student and the school likely has little to do with the boy's disease -- described as diaphragmatic and axial myoclonus -- and more to do with the zero-tolerance policy regarding medical marijuana.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • This is why correct breathing technique is referred to as diaphragmatic breathing.

    Find Me A Cure 2010

  • The advantage of this method, known as diaphragmatic breathing, is that it relaxes you.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Already doctors can remove fetal tumors and correct conditions such as diaphragmatic hernia -- a hole in the diaphragm that can cause serious lung problems.

    Tomorrow's Child 2008

  • To get a perfect mastery over the "diaphragmatic" method and make it as serviceable as possible, practise breathing while lying on your back, filling the lungs to the utmost, and exhausting them as completely as possible.

    The Young Priest's Keepsake Michael Phelan

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