mediastinum
noun
a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
mediastinal
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a word derived from
mediastinum.
Example Sentences
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In a statement, her lawyers added: "For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2021
"For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2021
“Right inferior mediastinal mass encasing and occluding the right inferior pulmonary vein” became “I have something that looks like a tumor in the middle of my chest.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017
The heart resides within the pericardial sac and is located in the mediastinal space within the thoracic cavity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Evidence of mediastinal hæmorrhage existed in the presence of subcutaneous discoloration of the abdominal wall, below the ensiform cartilage and extending slightly over the costal margin of the thorax.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
