How do you say “diaphragm” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "diaphragm" in Vietnamese?

"Diaphragm" in Vietnamese is cơ hoành (diaphragm).

“Diaphragm” in Vietnamese is cơ hoành (diaphragm).

Vietnamese words for “diaphragm”

cơ hoànhnoun
Hanoi [kəː˧˧ hwajŋ̟˨˩] · Saigon [kəː˧˧ wan˨˩]cơ level hoành falling
diaphragm
for “diaphragm” meaning: In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.

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