aortic arch

English

The aortic arch with its main branches

Noun

aortic arch (plural aortic arches)

1. (anatomy) The curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta.
2. (embryology) One of a series of six paired embryonic vascular structures which give rise to the great arteries of the neck and head.

Synonyms

• (portion of the aorta): arch of the aorta

Derived terms

• (portion of the aorta): aortic arch syndrome

Translations

curving portion of the aorta

• Finnish: aortankaari
• French: arc aortique m, crosse de l’aorte f
• German: Aortenbogen (de) m
• Hungarian: aortaív (hu)
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• Polish: łuk aorty (pl) m
• Portuguese: arco aórtico m
• Russian: дуга́ ао́рты f (dugá aórty)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: aortabåge (sv)

embryonic vascular structure

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• Hungarian: aortaív (hu)
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