mediastinum

mediastinum

See also: Mediastinum

English

Etymology

From New Latin mediastinum, from Medieval Latin mediastinus (“medial”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/

Noun

mediastinum (plural mediastina)

1. (anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mediastinal
• mediastinoscopy

• mediastinotomy
• mediastitis

Translations

the region in mammals

Armenian: միջնորմ (hy) (miǰnorm) Catalan: mediastí m Finnish: välikarsina French: médiastin (fr) m German: Mediastinum (de) n

Hungarian: gátor Italian: mediastino m Russian: средосте́ние (ru) (sredosténije) Spanish: mediastino (es) m