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Words related to aorta

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  • aortic arch

    one member of a series of paired curved blood vessels that arise in the embryo from the ventral aorta, pass around the pharynx through the branchial arches, and join with the dorsal aorta to form the great vessels of the head and neck.

  • aortitis

    inflammation of the aorta

  • aortic stenosis

    abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.

  • aortic valve

    a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.

  • aortoclasia

    rupture of the aorta.

  • aortography

    an X-ray examination of the aorta
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