coarctation of the aorta
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/kəʊ.ɑːkˌteɪ.ʃən əv ði eɪˈɔː.tə/us/ˌkoʊ.ɑːrkˈteɪ.ʃən əv ði eɪˈɔr.t̬ə/(alsoaortic coarctation)aphysicalproblempresentfrombirthin which apartof theaorta(= the body'slargestartery)is toonarrow:
主动脉缩窄With coarctation of theaorta,pulsesin thearmsarestrongerthan those in thelegs.患有主动脉缩窄的病人手臂脉搏比腿部脉搏强。
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- fur
- haemophilia
- lockjaw
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
- Raynaud's disease
- varicose vein