mediastinum

Meaning

Noun

The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.

Origin

From New Latin mediastīnum, from Medieval Latin mediastīnus ("middling; middle"), from Latin mediastīnus ("a common servant").

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