Converse of object

• ascend: The flow in the ascending aorta is particularly complex.

• descend: They discovered a large aneurysm of the proximal descending aorta at the site of the Dacron Patch Graft repair done 14 years earlier.

• clamp: One to clamp the aorta and one to clamp the graft when testing the upper anastomosis.

• compress: If the bleeding is not controlled with the clamp: Compress the aorta with an aortic compressor in the lesser sac.

• affect: The major life threatening complication affects the aorta, which is the major vessel arising from the main pumping chamber of the heart.

• cut: If he'd cut an aorta, there would be a shower of blood everywhere, yet there was almost nothing.

Adjective modifier

• thoracic: Aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection occurred in 18 % , usually in the thoracic aorta ( about 60 % ).

• abdominal: The abdominal aorta is the commonest site for a true aneurysm.

• proximal: Macroscopic: A single calcifying lesion in the wall of the proximal aorta.

• normal: This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.

• dorsal: A major focus of his work is on the formation of the dorsal aorta and the generation of adult blood stem cells during embryogenesis.

• healthy: This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.

Preposition: with

• graft: Then the surgeon must decide if it is safe to attempt to replace the dissected part of the aorta with a synthetic graft.

Modifies a noun

• valve: Enlargement of the aorta can cause disturbance in the function of the aorta valve ( leaky aortic valve ).