aortic bulb
(redirected from arterial bulb)a·or·tic bulb
[TA]the dilated first part of the aorta containing the aortic semilunar valves and the aortic sinuses, especially evident via angiography (aortogram).
Synonym(s): arterial bulb, bulbus aortae
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a·or·tic bulb
(ā-ōr'tik bŭlb) [TA]The dilated first part of the aorta containing the aortic semilunar valves and the aortic sinuses.
Synonym(s): bulbus aortae [TA] .
Synonym(s): bulbus aortae [TA] .
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aortic bulb
The dilated portion of the truncus arteriosus in the embryo that gives rise to the roots of the aorta and pulmonary arteries.
See also: bulb
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