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DORSAL AORTA

\dˈɔːsə͡l e͡ɪˈɔːtə], \dˈɔːsə‍l e‍ɪˈɔːtə], \d_ˈɔː_s_əl eɪ_ˈɔː_t_ə]\

Definitions of DORSAL AORTA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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In the embryo, the vessel formed by the union of the two primitive aortae; the representative of the abdominal aorta of the fully formed animal.
The thoracic aorta.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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