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The word diaphragm is derived from the Greek “dia” (in-between) and “phragma” (fence). It is a dome-shaped, musculoaponeurotic partition which is located between the thorax and the abdomen.
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Thorek, P. (1985). Diaphragm. In: Anatomy in Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8286-7_12
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