Disease or Syndrome
aortic disease
a·or·tic dis·ease
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Definitions related to aortic diseases:
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(aorta disease) Pathology involving the thoracic, thoracoabdominal, or abdominal aorta (including aneurysms). (ACC)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(aorta disorder) Condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the aorta, which is the main trunk of the systemic arteries.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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