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Aortic Dissection Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Aortic Dissection article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenaline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adventitia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anterior: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aortic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aortic aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Aortic dissection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aortic valve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arms: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ascending aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Beta blocker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bicuspid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bicuspid aortic valve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bypass: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cocaine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congenital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coronary arteries: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Descending aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dissection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Echocardiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emergency department: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Graft: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart murmur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart valves: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iliac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney stone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lumen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnetic resonance imaging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Marfan syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mediastinum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mitral valve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Murmur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Outlet: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Paraplegia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Postpartum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Predispose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Probe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary embolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resuscitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rupture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spinal cord: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sweating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syncope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syphilis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trachea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Transesophageal echocardiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trauma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trimester: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Turner syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vena cava: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vessel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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