pseudocoarctation of the aorta

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• pseudocoarctation of the aorta — a rare congenital anomaly of the arch of the aorta that simulates coarctation radiographically but does not produce occlusion of the vessel …   Medical dictionary

• Aorta — The largest artery in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, goes up (ascends) a little ways, bends over (arches), then goes down (descends) through the chest and through the abdomen to where ends by dividing into two… …   Medical dictionary

• pseudocoarctation — Distortion, often with slight narrowing, of the aortic arch at the level of insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum. SYN: buckled aorta, kinked aorta. * * * pseu·do·co·arc·ta·tion (.)kō .ärk tā shən n a congenital abnormality of the aorta that… …   Medical dictionary