横膈膜

橫膈膜
hénggémó
noun #36,767

Meanings

  1. 1 diaphragm (anatomy)

Examples

Hénggémó zài hūxī shí shàngxià yùndòng.
The diaphragm moves up and down during breathing.
Chànggē shí yào xuéhuì yòng hénggémó fālì.
When singing, you must learn to use your diaphragm for power.

Tips

usage
横膈膜 and (gémó) and (héngé) are all used; the full 横膈膜 is the most explicit. 'horizontal' captures that it sits as a flat sheet between the chest and abdomen.
memory
(horizontal) + (separate / partition, with -flesh radical) + (membrane) = 'the horizontal partition membrane' — exactly what the diaphragm is anatomically.

Stroke Order

héng