Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mediastinum

/ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: me-di-astinum
IPA: /ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.

Etymology

From New Latin mediastīnum, from Medieval Latin mediastīnus (“middling; middle”), from Latin mediastīnus (“a common servant”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mediastīnum, mediastīnus

Inflected Forms

mediastina (plural)

Derived Forms

hemomediastinum mediastinal mediastinitis mediastinoscopy mediastinotomy mediastitis pneumomediastinum

Questions

How do you pronounce mediastinum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/.
What does mediastinum mean?: The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
Where does mediastinum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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