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midriff |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Midriff \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: midriff n 1: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) [syn: {middle}, {midsection}] 2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn: {diaphragm}]
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