aorta : Idioms & Phrases

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abdominal aorta

  • noun a branch of the descending aorta
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ascending aorta

  • noun the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle
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descending aorta

  • noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
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thoracic aorta

  • noun a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
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