Mediastino — (Del lat. mediastinus.) ► sustantivo masculino ANATOMÍA Espacio irregular entre ambas pleuras, que divide el pecho en dos partes laterales. * * * mediastino (del lat. «mediastīnus», esclavo que realiza cualquier trabajo) m. Anat. Espacio… … Enciclopedia Universal
médiastin — [ medjastɛ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1370; lat. médiév. mediastinum « qui est au milieu » ♦ Anat. Région du thorax qui sépare la face interne des poumons. Le médiastin contient le cœur et les gros vaisseaux, la trachée, l œsophage et le thymus. ● médiastin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Mediastine — Me di*as tine, Mediastinum Me di*as*ti num, n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius: cf F. m[ e]diastin.] (Anat.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mediastinum — Mediastine Me di*as tine, Mediastinum Me di*as*ti num, n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius: cf F. m[ e]diastin.] (Anat.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mediastinum — The area between the lungs. The organs in this area include the heart and its large veins and arteries, the trachea, the esophagus, the bronchi, and lymph nodes. * * * 1. A septum between two parts of an organ or a cavity. 2. [TA] The median… … Medical dictionary
mediastinum — [mē΄dē as tī′nəm] n. pl. mediastina [mē΄dē as tī′nə] [ModL < ML mediastinus, in the middle (form infl. by L mediastinus, servant, medical assistant) < L medius, middle: see MID1] 1. a membranous partition between two cavities of the body,… … English World dictionary
mediastinum — n. (pl. mediastina) Anat. a membranous middle septum, esp. between the lungs. Derivatives: mediastinal adj. Etymology: mod.L f. med.L mediastinus medial, after L mediastinus drudge f. medius middle … Useful english dictionary
me|di|as|ti|num — «MEE dee as TY nuhm», noun, plural na « nuh». 1. a middle partition between two body cavities or parts. 2. a partition formed by the two pleurae between the lungs, including the enclosed space in which are all the viscera of the thorax except the … Useful english dictionary
медиастин- — (медиастино ; лат. mediastinum средостение, от mediastinus находящийся посредине) составная часть сложных слов, означающая относящийся к средостению … Большой медицинский словарь
mediastinum — noun (plural mediastina) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter of mediastinus medial, from Latin medius Date: 1541 the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Медиастин- — (медиастино ; лат. mediastinum средостение, от mediastinus находящийся посредине) составная часть сложных слов, означающая «относящийся к средостению» … Медицинская энциклопедия