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porcelain aorta en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.
    • Successful surgical treatment of two patients with a porcelain aorta requiring aortic valve replacement is reported. 1986 February 1, Coselli JS, Crawford ES, “Aortic valve replacement in the patient with extensive calcification of the ascending aorta (the porcelain aorta)”, in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, volume 91, number 2, page 184:

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