Medical Definition of Aortic dissection

1. A pathologic process, characterised by splitting of the media layer of the aorta, which leads to formation of a dissecting aneurysm. Classified according to location as follows: type I involves the ascending aorta, transverse arch, and distal aorta; type II is confined to the ascending aorta; type III extends distally in the descending aorta. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aortic Dissection

aorticorenal
aorticorenal ganglia
aortic aneurysm
aortic aneurysm
aortic arch
aortic arch
aortic arch syndrome
aortic arch syndromes
aortic area
aortic atresia
aortic bodies
aortic body tumour
aortic bulb
aortic coarctation
aortic curtain
aortic dissection (current term)
aortic dissection: aetiology
aortic dissection: classification
aortic dwarfism
aortic facies
aortic foramen
aortic hiatus
aortic incompetence
aortic insufficiency
aortic knob
aortic knuckle
aortic laceration
aortic lymphatic plexus
aortic murmur
aortic nerve

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