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
Within the mediastinum, the heart is separated from the other mediastinal structures by a tough membrane known as the pericardium, or pericardial sac, and sits in its own space called the pericardial cavity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Rupture of the thoracic esophagus produces profound shock, fever, mediastinal emphysema, and rapid sinking.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
