# Diaphragm

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'''Diaphragm''' may refer to:

==Anatomy==
* [Thoracic diaphragm](/source/Thoracic_diaphragm), a thin sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen
* Pelvic diaphragm or [pelvic floor](/source/pelvic_floor), a pelvic structure
* [Urogenital diaphragm](/source/Urogenital_diaphragm) or triangular ligament, a pelvic structure

==Other==
* [Diaphragm (optics)](/source/Diaphragm_(optics)), a stop in the light path of a lens, having an aperture that regulates the amount of light that passes
* [Diaphragm (acoustics)](/source/Diaphragm_(acoustics)), a thin, semi-rigid membrane that vibrates to produce or transmit sound waves
* [Diaphragm (birth control)](/source/Diaphragm_(birth_control)), a small rubber dome placed in the vagina to wall off the cervix, thus preventing sperm from entering
* [Diaphragm (mechanical device)](/source/Diaphragm_(mechanical_device)), a sheet of a semi-flexible material anchored at its periphery
* [Diaphragm (structural system)](/source/Diaphragm_(structural_system)), a structural engineering system used to resist lateral loads

==See also==
* [Diaphragm arch](/source/Diaphragm_arch)
* [Diaphragm pump](/source/Diaphragm_pump)
* [Diaphragm seal](/source/Diaphragm_seal), a membrane that seals an enclosure
* [Diaphragm shutter](/source/Diaphragm_shutter),  a type of leaf shutter consisting of a number of thin blades in a camera
* [Diaphragm valve](/source/Diaphragm_valve)
* [Diaphragm wall](/source/Diaphragm_wall)
* ''[Diaphragma](/source/Diaphragma)'', a genus of algae
* [Lamina (disambiguation)](/source/Lamina_(disambiguation))
* [Membrane (disambiguation)](/source/Membrane_(disambiguation))

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