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单词 mediastinum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•di•as•ti•num  (mē′dē a stīnəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -as•ti•na (-a stīnə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomya median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
  2. Anatomythe 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.
  • Neo-Latin; compare mediastīnus of middle class, apparently identical with Latin mediast(r)īnus a low-ranking slave, perh. derivative of medius mid1, though sense and formation unclear
  • 1535–45
me′di•as•tinal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mediastinum /ˌmiːdɪəˈstaɪnəm/ n ( pl -na / -nə/)
  1. a membrane between two parts of an organ or cavity such as the pleural tissue between the two lungs
  2. the part of the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs, containing the heart, trachea, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from medical Latin, neuter of Medieval Latin mediastīnus median, from Latin: low grade of servant, from medius mean

ˌmediasˈtinal adj
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