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noun
The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
History
From New Latin mediastīnum, from Medieval Latin mediastīnus (“middling; middle”), from Latin mediastīnus (“a common servant”).
Across languages
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