aortic sulcus
aortic impression of left lung
a broad deep groove on the medial aspect of the left lung above and behind the hilum receiving the arch of the aorta and the thoracic aorta.
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aortic sulcus
An obsolete term that formerly dignified a wide arched groove on the medial surface of the left lung that forms the "bed" of the arch and descending part of the aorta.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.