pseudocoarctation
(redirected from kinked aorta)pseudocoarctation
[soo″do-ko″ahrk-ta´shun]a condition radiographically resembling coarctation but without compromise of the lumen, as occurs in a congenital anomaly of the aortic arch.
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pseu·do·co·arc·ta·tion
(sū'dō-kō-ark-tā'shŭn),Distortion, often with slight narrowing, of the aortic arch at the level of insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum.
Synonym(s): buckled aorta, kinked aorta
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pseu·do·co·arc·ta·tion
(sū'dō-kō'ahrk-tā'shŭn)Distortion, often with slight narrowing, of the aortic arch at the level of insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum.
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