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porcelain aorta

porcelain aorta noun: extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.

Noun

porcelain aorta (usually uncountable, plural porcelain aortas)

  1. (usually) Extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.
    • Successful surgical treatment of two patients with a porcelain aorta requiring aortic valve replacement is reported.1986 February 1, Coselli JS, Crawford ES, “Aortic valve replacement in the patient with extensive calcification of the ascending aorta (the porcelain aorta)”, in The Journal of Thoracic and...

Forms of porcelain aorta

pluralporcelain aortas

Questions about porcelain aorta

What does porcelain aorta mean?
Porcelain aorta means extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.
What part of speech is porcelain aorta?
Porcelain aorta is a noun.
What is the plural of porcelain aorta?
The plural of porcelain aorta is porcelain aortas.

Words near porcelain aorta in the dictionary

  1. porcate
  2. porcated
  3. Porcayo
  4. Porcayos
  5. porcelain
  6. porcelain aorta
  7. porcelain aortas
  8. porcelain biscuit
  9. porcelain bus
  10. porcelain buses
  11. porcelain crab

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