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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12669
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12669
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| Preferred Name | Aorta |
| Definitions |
The major arterial trunk that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta behind the heart, the aortic arch, through the thorax as the descending aorta and through the abdomen as the abdominal aorta; it bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries.
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| Synonyms |
Aortic structure (body structure)
trunk of aortic tree
ARTERY, AORTA
trunk of systemic arterial tree
AORTA
Aorta
Aortic
aorta
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Aorta
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C12669
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| code | C12669
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| DEFINITION | The major arterial trunk that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta behind the heart, the aortic arch, through the thorax as the descending aorta and through the abdomen as the abdominal aorta; it bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | The main trunk of the systemic arterial system that carries blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the body, bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation.
The major artery of the body; it arises from the left ventricle of the heart and terminally bifurcates into the common iliac arteries.
The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body.
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| Legacy Concept Name | Aorta
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CDISC
GDC
UBERON
mCode
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| xRef | UBERON:0000947
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| FULL_SYN |
Aortic structure (body structure)
trunk of aortic tree
ARTERY, AORTA
trunk of systemic arterial tree
AORTA
Aorta
Aortic
aorta
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| UMLS_CUI | C0003483
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| Maps_To | Aorta
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| Preferred_Name | Aorta
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| Display_Name | Aorta
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| Semantic_Type | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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