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Webster 1913 Edition

Midriff

Mid′riff

(mĭd′rĭf)

,

Noun.

[AS.

midhrif

;

midd

mid, middle +

hrif

bowels, womb; akin to OFries.

midref

midriff,

rif

,

ref

, belly, OHG.

href

body, and to L.

corpus

body. See

.]

(Anat.)

1.

See

,

Noun.

, 2.

Smote him into the

midriff

with a stone.

Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Midriff

MID'RIFF

,

Noun.

In anatomy, the diaphragm; the muscle which divides the trunk into two cavities, the thorax and abdomen.