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retroaortic

retroaortic adjective: that flows in the opposite direction to that of the aorta.

Adjective

retroaortic (not comparable)

  1. That flows in the opposite direction to that of the aorta

Origin of retroaortic

From retro- + aortic.

Questions about retroaortic

What does retroaortic mean?
Retroaortic means that flows in the opposite direction to that of the aorta.
What part of speech is retroaortic?
Retroaortic is an adjective.

Words near retroaortic in the dictionary

  1. retroalveolar
  2. retroamide
  3. retroamides
  4. retroanalysis
  5. retroantral
  6. retroaortic
  7. retroarc
  8. retroareolar
  9. retroarticular
  10. retroauricle
  11. retroauricular

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