Disease or Syndrome
aortic disease
a·or·tic dis·ease
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Definitions related to aortic diseases:
  • (aorta disease) Pathology involving the thoracic, thoracoabdominal, or abdominal aorta (including aneurysms). (ACC)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (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 Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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