Medical Definition of Aortic occlusion

1. A blockage of the aorta somewhere along its path. This can result in irreversible damage to the organs which depend on aortic blood below the level of the blockage. See: atherosclerosis. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aortic Occlusion

aortic dissection: aetiology
aortic dwarfism
aortic facies
aortic foramen
aortic hiatus
aortic incompetence
aortic knob
aortic knuckle
aortic laceration
aortic lymphatic plexus
aortic murmur
aortic nerve
aortic notch
aortic occlusion (current term)
aortic opening
aortic orifice
aortic ostium
aortic plexus
aortic reflex
aortic rupture
aortic sac
aortic sinus
aortic sinus aneurysm
aortic spindle

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