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Definition of Thoracic aorta
1. Noun. A branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries.
Medical Definition of Thoracic aorta
1. The part of the descending aorta that supplies structures as far down as the diaphragm. Synonym: pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracica, thoracic part of aorta. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thoracic Aorta
Literary usage of Thoracic aorta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"THE thoracic aorta. The thoracic aorta commences at the lower border of the fourth
dorsal ... PLAN OF THE RELATIONS OF THE thoracic aorta. In front. ..."
2. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"It is divisible into thoracic aorta (Fig. 118) and abdominal aorta (Fig. 126).
... The first portion of the thoracic aorta, curved as above described, ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1905)
"ANEURISM OF THE thoracic aorta. The causes which favor arterio-sclerosis prevail in
... Aneurisms of the thoracic aorta are of two main types —the diffuse ..."
4. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1912)
"Of a series of 501 cases studied by Crisp, the thoracic aorta was involved in
125, the abdominal ... ANEURISM OF THE thoracic aorta I. Dilatation Aneurism. ..."
5. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1901)
"ANEURISM OK THE thoracic aorta. The causes which favor the development of ...
Aneurisms of the thoracic aorta vary greatly in size and shape. ..."
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