Medical Definition of Aortic sac

1. In mammalian embryos, the endothelially lined dilation just distal to the truncus arteriosus; it is the primordial vascular channel from which the aortic arches arise and is homologous to the ventral aorta of gill-bearing vertebrates. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aortic Sac

aortic laceration
aortic lymphatic plexus
aortic murmur
aortic nerve
aortic notch
aortic occlusion
aortic opening
aortic orifice
aortic ostium
aortic plexus
aortic reflex
aortic rupture
aortic sac (current term)
aortic sinus
aortic sinus aneurysm
aortic spindle
aortic sulcus
aortic ultrasound
aortic valve
aortic valve insufficiency
aortic valve prolapse
aortic valve stenosis
aortic vestibule

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