HyperDic: descending_aorta

English > 1 sense of the expression *descending aorta*:
NOUN	body	descending aorta	the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae

English > *descending aorta*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae.
Broader	aorta	The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
Spanish	aorta descendente, aorta descendiente
Catalan	aorta descendent