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descending aorta

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descending aorta

noun
the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae 
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Main Entry: descending aorta
Function: noun
: the part of the aorta from the arch to its bifurcation into the two common iliac arteries that passes downward in thethoracic and abdominal cavities
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