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Definition of Ascending aorta
1. Noun. The ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle.
Medical Definition of Ascending aorta
1. The part of the aorta prior to the aortic arch from which arise the coronary arteries. Synonym: aorta ascendens, ascending part of aorta, pars ascendens aortae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascending Aorta
Literary usage of Ascending 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 (1901)
"THE ascending aorta. The ascending aorta is about two inches in length. It commences
at the upper part of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"ANEURISM OF THE ascending aorta, PERFORATING THE CHEST-WALL, AND FORMING AN
ENORMOUS EXTERNAL PULSATING TUMOR IN THE RIGHT PECTORAL REGION; TREATMENT BY ..."
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