mediastinum

See also: Mediastinum

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/

Noun

mediastinum (plural mediastina)

(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

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

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