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hemidiaphragm

hemidiaphragm noun: either the left or right half of the diaphragm.

Noun

hemidiaphragm (plural hemidiaphragms)

  1. Either the left or right half of the diaphragm
    • Neuronal cell entry of BoNT/A followed by entry of BoNT/E was further demonstrated by sequentially exposing hemidiaphragm muscle preparations and selectively blocking BoNT/A with 3,4-DAP. This resulted in a recovery similar to BoNT/A and not BoNT/E, confirming sequential cell entry of the toxins...2015 July 25, “Botulinum Neurotoxins Can Enter Cultured Neurons Independent of Synaptic Vesicle Recycling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hemidiaphragm

pluralhemidiaphragms

Origin of hemidiaphragm

From hemi- + diaphragm.

Questions about hemidiaphragm

What does hemidiaphragm mean?
Hemidiaphragm means either the left or right half of the diaphragm.
What part of speech is hemidiaphragm?
Hemidiaphragm is a noun.
What is the plural of hemidiaphragm?
The plural of hemidiaphragm is hemidiaphragms.

Words near hemidiaphragm in the dictionary

  1. hemidescine
  2. hemidesmosomal
  3. hemidesmosome
  4. hemidesmosomes
  5. hemidesmus
  6. hemidiaphragm
  7. hemidiaphragmatic
  8. hemidiaphragms
  9. hemidimer
  10. hemidimers
  11. hemidine

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