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mediastinum

/mee-dee-a-stahy-nuhm/US // ˌmi di æˈstaɪ nəm //UK // (ˌmiːdɪəˈstaɪnəm) //

纵膈,纵膈膜,纵隔,纵隔膜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural me·di·as·ti·na [mee-dee-a-stahy-nuh]. /ˌmi di æˈstaɪ nə/. Anatomy.

    • : a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
    • : the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities, formed of the two inner pleural walls, and, in humans, comprising all the viscera of the thorax except the lungs.

Examples

  • Several lymphatic glands in the anterior part of the mediastinum contained black fluid.

  • I noted that there was free air and blood in the superior right mediastinum.

  • There was considerable hematoma in the right lateral portion of the neck and the right superior mediastinum, as I noted.

  • Next, the diaphragm and all parts of the right mediastinum was examined but no injury was found.

  • This is a point of great practical importance in determining the extension of inflammation into the mediastinum.