| NOUN | body | thoracic aorta | a branch of the descending aorta |
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| Meaning | A branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries. | |
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| Part of | thorax, chest, pectus | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
| Broader | aorta | The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries |
| Spanish | aorta torácica | |
| Catalan | aorta toràcica | |
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