Medical Dictionary
descending aorta
noun
Medical Definition of DESCENDING AORTA
: the part of the aorta from the arch to its bifurcation into the two common iliac arteries that passes downward in the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Illustration of DESCENDING AORTA
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