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mediastinoscopy (medicine)


mediastinoscopy


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.


curtail (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: curtal 'to cut short an animal's tail' (15-17 centuries), from Old French courtault 'animal with a shortened tail'; influenced by tail]
to reduce or limit something
::The new law will curtail police powers.
severely/drastically curtail
::Budget cuts have drastically curtailed Training programs.
-- curtailment n [U and C]