Word: diaphragmic
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Blake Schultz appeared to be doomed before he was even born. While he was in his mother's womb, a hole opened up in his diaphragm and allowed his stomach, spleen and intestines to press into his chest cavity and put pressure on his lungs. The grim prognosis: at birth, he would probably be unable to breathe...
...million abortions a year in the U.S. By some estimates, up to half of them could be prevented if women had more birth-control options. Jennifer, a 20-year-old college student in Maine, has already had two abortions, following unsuccessful attempts to use the Pill and a diaphragm. "At this point I'm afraid to have sex," she says. "I don't know what...
...year-old Manhattan film producer, has also searched unsuccessfully for a contraceptive she can trust. First she was fitted with a diaphragm, but felt it was too obtrusive and unreliable. She switched to an over-the-counter spermicidal sponge, but it did not work. She got pregnant and had an abortion. Four months ago, she began taking an oral contraceptive. Her moods became unpredictable, as if she were riding an emotional roller coaster. Lately she has felt better, but she is still terrified about the Pill's long-term health effects. "Something has to be done so a woman doesn...
...Diaphragm breathing for oxygenation and relaxation...
Sensors like those made by Delco were the first to combine microelectronics and micromachines on one chip. The typical microsensor is a thin silicon diaphragm studded with resistors. Because the electrical resistance of silicon crystals changes when they are bent, the slightest stress on the diaphragm can be registered by the resistors and amplified by electronic circuits...