An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017545
altLabel
Aorta Aneurysm, Thoracic
Aneurysm, Thoracic Aorta
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Thoracic Aorta Aneurysms
Aneurysm, Thoracic Aortic
Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
AN
dissecting aneurysm: coordinate with AORTIC DISSECTION; rupture: coordinate with AORTIC RUPTURE
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0162872
DC
1
definition
An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.