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aortic orifice

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun aortic orifice has 1 sense
  1. aortic orifice - the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta
    --1 is a kind of
    orifice, opening, porta

Definitions from the Web

aortic orifice

Noun

The aortic orifice refers to the opening of the aorta, a large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Example sentence:

The surgeon carefully sutured the aortic orifice after replacing the damaged aortic valve.

Adjective

When used as an adjective, aortic orifice refers to anything relating to or associated with the opening of the aorta.

Example sentence:

The imaging study showed a clear view of the aortic orifice, indicating normal blood flow through the aorta.

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