Medical Definition of Corpus aorticum

1. Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the sympathetic ganglia along the abdominal aorta. They serve as chemoreceptors responsive to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ion concentration, and help to control respiration. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corpus Aorticum

corpulencies
corpulency
corpulent
corpulently
corpulentness
corpus
corpus adiposum
corpus adiposum buccae
corpus adiposum fossae ischiorectalis
corpus adiposum infrapatellare
corpus adiposum orbitae
corpus albicans
corpus allatum
corpus amygdaloideum
corpus amylaceum
corpus aorticum (current term)
corpus arantii
corpus callosum
corpus candicans
corpus cavernosum conchae
corpus ciliare
corpus claviculae
corpus coccygeum
corpus costae

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