Diapason

a term in music by which the ancient Greeks designated the octave. The French use the term as equivalent to pitch. Diapason is also the English name given to the fundamental stops of the organ. | Diaphoretics, agents used in medical practice for producing a greater degree of perspiration than is natural, but le than in sweating. The Turkish bath and a large part of hydropathic treatment, diluent drinks, etc., are employed for this purpose. | Diaphragm, an inspiratory muscle ’ and the sole agent in tranquil respiration. It is the muscular septum between the thorax and abdomen, and is composed of two portions, 2 greater muscle arising from the ensiform cartilage, and a le er arising from the bodies of the lumbar vertebree by.two tendons.