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anterior mediastinum

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The anterior mediastinum exists only on the left side where the left pleura diverges from the mid-sternal line. It is narrow, above, but widens out a little below. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_mediastinum ]

Term info

Label

anterior mediastinum

Synonyms
  • anterior mediastinal part of chest
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depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Mediastinum.png

has related synonym

mediastinum anterius

id

UBERON:0008820

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