supradiaphragmatic

supradiaphragmatic
Above the diaphragm.

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su·pra·di·a·phrag·mat·ic .sü-prə-.dī-ə-.frag-'mat-ik, -frə(g)- adj situated or performed from above the diaphragm <\supradiaphragmatic vagotomy>
su·pra·di·a·phrag·mat·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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su·pra·di·a·phrag·mat·ic (soo″prə-di″ə-frag-matґik) superior to the diaphragm.

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