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ascending part of aorta(medicine)
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slawk (iou) and ascending aorta (medicine)


slawk (iou)



slawk noun. Scot. & north. LME.
[Prob. from Irish slabhac, sleabhac: cf. SLAKE noun2, SLOKE noun1.]
Any of several edible seaweeds, including sea lettuce, Ulva lactuca, and laver, Porphyra umbicalis. LME.
Slimy alga in streams etc. E19.

ascending aorta (medicine)


ascending aorta


The part of the aorta prior to the aortic arch from which arise the coronary arteries.

Synonym: aorta ascendens, ascending part of aorta, pars ascendens aortae.