mediastinum

English

Etymology

From New Latin mediastīnum, from Medieval Latin mediastīnus (“middling; middle”), from Latin mediastīnus (“a common servant”).

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 (it) m
• Russian: средосте́ние (ru) (sredosténije)
• Spanish: mediastino (es) m