Zwerchfell

Etymology
, where is an Upper German variant of  preserved only in a few compounds, and  is used in the older sense of “hide” extended to a membrane.

The sense “seat of human emotion” was acquired as a.

Noun

 * 1)  diaphragm
 * 2)  midriff
 * 3)  the seat of human emotion, the heart
 * 4)  the organ involved in laughter

Derived terms

 * (gastrophrenic, Magen)
 * (Rippen-Zwerchfell-Winkel (Sinus phrenicocostalis, costodiaphragmatic sinus, costodiaphragmatic sinus)),, )
 * (Atmung)
 * (Bewegung)
 * (Hernia diaphragmatica), )
 * (Entzündung)
 * (erschütternd)
 * (Exkursion)
 * (angeborene Zwerchfellhernie, angeborene, Hernie)
 * (Hochstand)
 * (Kitzler)
 * (Kuppel)
 * (Lähmung)
 * (phrenicohepatic, Leber)
 * (phrenicolienal, phrenicosplenic, Milz)
 * (Massage)
 * (Nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve, Nerv)
 * (Recessus costodiaphragmaticus, costodiaphragmatic recess, costodiaphragmatic recess)
 * (diaphragmatic rupture, diaphragmatic
 * (diaphragmatic rupture, diaphragmatic rupture, ruptured diaphragm, Ruptur)
 * (phrenalgia, Schmerz)
 * (chest vibrato, chest vibrato)
 * (chest vibrato, chest vibrato)

Idioms

 * es war die reinste Zwerchfellmassage
 * jemandem das Zwerchfell massieren (jemandem, das, massieren)
 * unter dem Zwerchfell gelegen (subphrenic)
 * zwerchfellerschütterndes Gelächter (Gelächter )
 * zwerchfellerschütterndes Lachen (Lachen)