Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "diaphragm" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

drugstore gas pump human person's chest respitory system valve woman's body woman's purse

Coordinate Terms

; IUD condom external condom female condom internal condom intrauterine device male condom

Derived Terms

Potter-Bucky diaphragm Waterhouse diaphragm diaphragm arch diaphragm cell diaphragm pump diaphragm seal diaphragm shutter diaphragm valve diaphragm wall diaphragmal diaphragmatic diaphragmatically diaphragmic diaphragmitis diaphragmless hemidiaphragm interdiaphragm iris diaphragm microdiaphragm pelvic diaphragm

Derived From

dia

Context

acoustics anatomy chemistry construction mechanics optics photography

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

birth control device contraceptive contraceptive device device disc disk mechanical device membrane muscle system muscular structure musculature preventative preventive prophylactic device tissue layer

Type Of (IsA)

contraceptive contraceptive device disk internal organ mechanical device membrane muscular structure prescription drug market category sheet of substance skeletal muscle

Part Of

camera electro acoustic transducer human body torso

Receives Action

located beneath lungs

Related Terms

abdomen aperture cavity cervix chamber contraceptive contract cup distend intercourse ligament lung mammal membrane muscle opaque periphery permeable pressure respiration semipermeable shear slab speaker thoracic thorax vibrate

Used For

birthcontrol birthcontrol sounding wall barrier breathing healthy breathing prevent conception preventing pregnancies

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.