Disease or Syndrome
aortic rupture
a·or·tic rup·ture
Subclass of:
Aneurysm, Ruptured;
Aortic Aneurysm;
Rupture
Definitions related to aortic rupture:
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Tearing of the aortic wall generally associated with profuse internal bleeding.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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The tearing or bursting of the wall along any portion of the AORTA, such as thoracic or abdominal. It may result from the rupture of an aneurysm or it may be due to TRAUMA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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