Assertion: mediastinum | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: in the thoracic cavity
type: LOCATION
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: in childhood
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Although this mediastinum is small in adults, it is relatively large in childhood as the thymus extends into it from the superior mediastinum.
text: The mediastinum is a large anatomic compartment in the thoracic cavity, bounded laterally by the pleurae, anteriorly by the sternum, posteriorly by the vertebrae, superiorly by the thoracic inlet, and inferiorly by the diaphragm.