mediastinum

Meaning

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

Translations

Mediastinum

mediastí

mediastinum

mediastino

mediasten

Mittelfell

mediastinum

mediastinum

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/
Etymology

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

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