Definition of Mediastinoscopy

1. Noun. (medicine) 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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Mediastinoscopy

1. A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube is inserted through an incision above the breastbone. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mediastinoscopy

mediastinal diseases
mediastinal emphysema
mediastinal fibrosis
mediastinal lipomatosis
mediastinal part of lung
mediastinal pleura
mediastinal pleurisy
mediastinal space
mediastinal surface of lung
mediastinal veins
mediastinitis
mediastinography
mediastinopericarditis
mediastinoscope
mediastinoscopies
mediastinoscopy (current term)
mediastinotomy
mediastinum
mediastinum anterius
mediastinum inferius
mediastinum medium
mediastinum posterius
mediastinum superius
mediastinum testis
mediate
mediate contagion
mediate percussion
mediate transfusion
mediated
mediately

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