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as·cend·ing aor·ta

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  1. ascending aortanoun

    the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle

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  1. Ascending aorta

    The ascending aorta (AAo) is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum.

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  1. Ascending aorta

    The ascending aorta is a portion of the aorta commencing at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum; it passes obliquely upward, forward, and to the right, in the direction of the heart’s axis, as high as the upper border of the second right costal cartilage, describing a slight curve in its course, and being situated, about 6 centimetres behind the posterior surface of the sternum. The total length is about 5 centimetres.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ascending aorta in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ascending aorta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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