phrenicomediastinal recess

(redirected from mediastinodiaphragmatic recess)

phren·i·co·me·di·as·ti·nal re·cess

[TA]
the recess of the pleural cavity between the diaphragm and the mediastinum.
Synonym(s): recessus phrenicomediastinalis [TA]

phrenicomediastinal recess

A recess at the juncture between the diaphragmatic and mediastinal pleurae coursing along the line of attachment of the pericardium to the diaphragm.
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