Home / Dictionary / Aortic arch

Aortic arch Moderate

Aortic arch has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward

2

The curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
aorta
Rhyming Words
rch arch torch march parch virch lurch borch murch kerch garch burch merch zorch perch porch harch lorch birch starch
Compare
Aortic arch vs