mediastinumnoun
uk/ˌmiː.di.əˈstaɪ.nəm/us/ˌmiː.di.əˈstaɪ.nəm/specialized[ C ] plural mediastina a structure that divides a body part in the centre:
a mediastinal tumour
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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the area of the chest that contains the heart and other organs and tissues
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Passing on illness & causing disease
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- communicable
- epidemic
- harbour
- incubate
- infect
- infected
- infectious
- insalubrious
- non-communicable
- prophylactic
- transmission
- transmit
- unhygienic
- vector
- verminous
- virulence
- virulent
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The human torso