Usually means: Main artery carrying blood downward.
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  3. Descending aorta: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  5. descending aorta: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. descending aorta: Encyclopedia

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  1. descending aorta: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Aorta, descending, Descending aorta: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  4. Descending aorta: Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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  6. Aorta, descending, Descending aorta, Descending aorta: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Descending aorta)

▸ noun:  In human anatomy, the descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body.


Opposite:
ascending aorta, aortic arch

Types:
abdominal aorta, thoracic aorta, more...

Phrases:
Descending thoracic aorta, more...

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Opposite:
ascending aorta, aortic arch

Types:
abdominal aorta, thoracic aorta, more...

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Descending thoracic aorta, more...




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