mediastinum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mediastinum
n.
membranous barrier separating between two parts of an organ or two paired cavities; septum between the right and left thoracic cavities (Anatomy)
Mediastinum
mediastinum
Noun
1. the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
(hypernym) cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
(part-holonym) chest cavity, thoracic cavity
mediastinum (het)
n.
mediastinum
Mediastinum
(n.)
A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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