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noun the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
noun (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
originFrom Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.
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