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‖ mediastino-|miːdɪəˈstaɪnəʊ|
Used as the combining form of mediastinum. mediastino-callous a., descriptive epithet of ‘the form in which the pericardium becomes thickened’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1890). mediastino-pericardial a., pertaining to the mediastinum and the pericardium. mediastino-pericarditis, inflammation affecting both these structures.
1876tr. H. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. VI. 649 Indurated mediastino-pericarditis. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 45 Cases of mediastino-pericardial fibrosis.
Add: mediastiˈnoscopy Med., the visual examination of the mediastinum through an incision.
1959Dis. Chest XXXVI. 348 The operability of the tumor was questioned, but to permit more detailed investigation of the nature of the mediastinal change *mediastinoscopy was done. 1979L. Shainberg Brain Surgeon (1980) vi. 154 Just a note concerning Mrs. Mannes, who underwent mediastinoscopy.
mediastiˈnotomy Surg., incision of the mediastinum; an instance of this.
1903Therapeutic Gaz. Jan. 59/1 In such cases esophagotomy is indicated, if the foreign body is situated no deeper than 24 to 26 centimeters from the upper incision; if deeper, gastrotomy or posterior *mediastinotomy is called for. 1987Arch. Surg. CXXII. 1352/1 Occult thymomas were accessible through the transcervical approach, with some operations necessitating a complementary mediastinotomy. |