Concept information
Preferred term
Mediastinum
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A membrane in the midline of the THORAX of mammals. It separates the lungs between the STERNUM in front and the VERTEBRAL COLUMN behind. It also surrounds the HEART, TRACHEA, ESOPHAGUS, THYMUS, and LYMPH NODES.
Broader concept
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- abnormalities (Qualifier)
- anatomy & histology (Qualifier)
- blood supply (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
- injuries (Qualifier)
- innervation (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Mediastinum
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M2S040D1-W
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