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mediastinum
/ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/
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What does mediastinum mean?
noun
- The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
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/ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/
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In one of the journals there is a description of a man who was wounded by a broad-sword thrust in the mediastinum.
The chest is the superior, or in quadrupeds the anterior, cavity of the trunk of the body: it is divided into two cavities by a membranous partition, termed 'mediastinum;' and separated from the abdomen, or cavity which contains the liver, spleen, pancreas, and other abdominal viscera, by the 'diaphragm,' which is of a musculo-membranous nature.