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mediastinum
[ mee-dee-a-stahy-nuhm ]
noun
- a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
- the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities, formed of the two inner pleural walls, and, in humans, comprising all the viscera of the thorax except the lungs.
mediastinum
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noun
- a membrane between two parts of an organ or cavity such as the pleural tissue between the two lungs
- the part of the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs, containing the heart, trachea, etc
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¾±ð»å¾±²¹²õˈ³Ù¾±²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³¾±ðd¾±Â·²¹²õ·³Ù¾±î€ƒn²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mediastinum1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mediastinum1
Example Sentences
He also has a nodule in the mediastinum, which is an area with glands in the chest.
Examination in the afternoon of March 21.—On removing the sternum and anterior portion of the ribs, the anterior mediastinum was found filled with a frothy adipo-mucous collection of a yellowish colour.
The thoracic portion is about 7 inches long, and traverses the posterior mediastinum lying slightly to the left of the middle line.
He was the first to study and describe the mediastinum, correcting the error of the ancients, who believed that this duplicature of the pleura contained a portion of the lungs.
Several lymphatic glands in the anterior part of the mediastinum contained black fluid.
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