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hemidiaphragm

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hemidiaphragm /hemi·dia·phragm/ (-di´ah-fram) one half of the diaphragm.
hemidiaphragm
[-dī′əfram]
either the left or right functional half of the diaphragm. Although the diaphragm is a single anatomic unit, it is divided by the union of its central tendon and the pericardium into separate leaves, each with its own nerve supply, and each hemidiaphragm can function independently.

hemidiaphragm
see diaphragmatic crus.


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Chest x-ray again showed right midlung atelectasis and chronic right hemidiaphragm elevation.
However, the association with limb weakness of a motor neuron or anterior horn cell type, presence of an elevated hemidiaphragm on chest radiograph, and a restrictive pattern of respiratory failure by pulmonary function testing suggest a central, poliomyelitislike etiology for respiratory failure in all other patients.
 
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