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Definition of "mediastinoscopy" []

  • A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia. (noun)

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Use "mediastinoscopy" in a sentence
  • "But they do what's called a mediastinoscopy where they go down through here and check you lymph nodes."
  • "They instead send patients to undergo more invasive procedures such as mediastinoscopy or trans-thoracic needle aspiration."
  • "And, I mean, I could be in a room -- I know when I had my -- this little operation, the mediastinoscopy then I had quit."