- Aortic
- Aortic A*or"tic, a. Of or pertaining to the aorta. [1913 Webster] ||
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aortic — AÓRTIC, Ă, aortici, ce, adj. Care aparţine aortei, privitor la aortă. – Din fr. aortique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 aórtic adj. m., pl. aórtici; f. sg. aórtică, pl. aórt … Dicționar Român
Aortic — Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortic is in common usage as, for example, in an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The term aortal has the same meaning but is rarely encountered (except in The New York Times crossword). * * *… … Medical dictionary
aortic — aorta ► NOUN ▪ the main artery supplying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. DERIVATIVES aortic adjective. ORIGIN Greek aort , from aeirein raise … English terms dictionary
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Aortic aneurysm — Classification and external resources CT reconstruction image of an abdominal aortic aneurysm ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Aortic valve area calculation — is an indirect method of determining the area of the aortic valve. The calculated aortic valve orifice area is currently one of the measures for evaluating the severity of aortic stenosis. A valve area of less than 0.8 cm² is considered to be… … Wikipedia
Aortic valve replacement — is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient s aortic valve is replaced by a different valve. The aortic valve can be affected by a range of diseases; the valve can either become leaky (aortic insufficiency / regurgitation) or partially… … Wikipedia
aortic regurgitation — n leakage of blood from the aorta back into the left ventricle during diastole because of failure of an aortic valve to close properly called also aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan s disease * * * reflux of blood from the aorta… … Medical dictionary
Aortic valve repair — is a surgical procedure used to correct some aortic valve disorders as an alternative to aortic valve replacement. Aortic valve repair is performed less often and is more technically difficult than mitral valve repair.There are two surcgical… … Wikipedia
