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Descriptor English:   Mediastinum 
Descriptor Spanish:   Mediastino 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Mediastino 
Tree Number:   A01.923.761.800.500
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   inflammation = MEDIASTINITIS
See Related English:   Mediastinoscopy
Pneumomediastinum, Diagnostic
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology GD growth & development
IN injuries IR innervation
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery VI virology
Record Number:   8650 
Unique Identifier:   D008482 

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