Author: Glossary
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Apallic syndrome
Persistent vegetative state.
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Apallesthesia
Inability to sense vibrations.
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Aortomalacia
Softening of the walls of the aorta.
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Aortolit
Calcified deposit in the aortic wall.
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Aortoiliac
To both the aorta and the iliac arteries.
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Translumbar aortography
Aortography by injection of a contrast medium into the abdominal aorta through a needle inserted into the lumbar area near the level of the 12th rib.
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Retrograde aortography
Aortography by injection of a contrast medium into the aorta via one of its branches, and thus against the direction of the blood flow.
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Aortogram
An image of the aorta obtained through radiography, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging, usually after the injection of a contrast agent.
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Aortocoronary
To both the aorta and the coronary arteries.
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Aortic dissection
A disruption of the wall of the aorta that causes blood to leave the true arterial lumen, either to enter a false lumen between the intima and the deeper layers of the vessel, or to hemorrhage into the chest or abdomen. Aortic dissection usually occurs in patients with aneurysmal dilation of the aorta, but it…