Medical Definition of Aortic opening

1. The opening in the diaphragm bounded by the two crura, the vertebral column, and the median arcuate ligament, through which pass the aorta and thoracic duct. Synonym: hiatus aorticus, aortic foramen, aortic opening. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aortic Opening

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
aortic opening (current term)
aortic orifice
aortic ostium
aortic plexus
aortic reflex
aortic rupture
aortic sac
aortic sinus
aortic sinus aneurysm
aortic spindle

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