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Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Stedman's > abdominal aorta

abdominal aorta

the part of the descending aorta that is distal (inferior) to the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm, which occurs at the T-12 vertebral level.

Synonym(s): pars abdominalis aortae TA, aorta abdominalis, abdominal part of descending aorta