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midriff

DEFINITIONS OF: midriff

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n the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

“young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable”
Synonyms:
middle, midsection
Type of:
area, region
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

n (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Synonyms:
diaphragm
Type of:
membrane, tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
muscle system, muscular structure, musculature
the muscular system of an organism
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