Hodg·son's disease (h j s nz)n. Dilation of the aortic arch associated with aortic valve insufficiency. |
Hodgson's disease
[hoj′sənz]
Etymology: Joseph Hodgson, English physician, 1788-1869; Gk, dis, not; Fr, aise, ease
an aneurysmal dilation of the aorta.
Hodgson's disease [hoj´sunz]
aneurysmal dilatation of the proximal part of the aorta; it is sometimes accompanied by dilatation of the heart.
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