THORACIC AORTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracic aorta mean? 

• THORACIC AORTA (noun)
  The noun THORACIC AORTA has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries

  Familiarity information: THORACIC AORTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THORACIC AORTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thoracic aorta" is a kind of...):

aorta (the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries)

Holonyms ("thoracic aorta" is a part of...):

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)

 Context examples 

A rare congenital cardiovascular disorder characterized by the presence of a gap between the ascending and descending portions of the thoracic aorta.

(Interrupted Aortic Arch, NCI Thesaurus)

The small arteries arising from the thoracic aorta that supply the pericardium.

(Pericardiac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The right side bronchial arteries arise from the first aortic intercostal while the left side arises from thoracic aorta.

(Bronchial Artery, NCI Thesaurus)