mediastinum
The central part of the thoracic cavity enclosed by the left and right pleurae. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediastinum http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Term info
mediastinum
- mediastinal part of chest
efo_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Mediastinum.png
uberon
mediastinal
UBERON:0003728
Term relations
- anatomical cavity
- anatomical entity
- part of some thoracic cavity
- surrounded by some mediastinal pleura