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Abstract
An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Aneurysm, Thoracic Aorta
- Aneurysm, Thoracic Aortic
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm
- Aorta Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Thoracic Aorta Aneurysms
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
dissecting aneurysm: coordinate with AORTIC DISSECTION; rupture: coordinate with AORTIC RUPTURE
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Previous Indexing
- Aortic Aneurysm (1966-1992)
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WG 410
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017545. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017545
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_aortic_aneurysm
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616648