Definition of "mediastinal" [me•di•as•ti•nal]

• Having to do with the mediastinum. (adjective)

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• "Rice HE, Flake AW, Hori T, Galy A, Verhoogen RH: Massive thymic hyperplasia: characterization of a rare mediastinal mass."
• "All the concerns about the consequences of having a mediastinal chest mass and having been born premature are in the past, says her parents."
• "A large mass causes mediastinal shift, hypoplasia of normal lung tissue, polyhydramnios and cardiovascular compromise leading to fetal hydrops and death."