aortic bifurcation

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aortic bifurcation

[TA]
the division of the aorta into right and left common iliac arteries; it occurs at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebral body.
Synonym(s): bifurcatio aortae [TA], bifurcation of aorta
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The other took origin from the aorta between the inferior mesenteric and the bifurcation of aorta.
Superior and inferior polar arteries to left kidney
In the present case the lower polar renal artery arose almost from the point of bifurcation of aorta.
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