Aortic Arch Definition

noun
The curved portion of the aorta between the ascending and descending portions that gives rise to the brachiocephalic trunk, the left carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
American Heritage Medicine
One of a series of paired arteries in a vertebrate embryo that connects the ventral arterial system to the dorsal arterial system.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Aortic Arch

Noun

Singular:
aortic arch
Plural:
aortic arches

Aortic Arch Sentence Examples

  • Left brachial artery arising from a common innominate trunk, instead of coming off separately from the aortic arch.

  • The aortic arch is the first artery to carry blood as it leaves the heart.

  • High blood pressure (hypertension) affects parts of the body supplied by arteries that branch off the aortic arch above the narrowing.

  • Infants born with DiGeorge sequence can have heart defects such as a malformed aortic arch and tetralogy of Fallot.

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