Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Mediastinum

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Mediastine
Next Entry
Mediate
Resource Toolbox

(n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mediastinum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mediastinum.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile