aortic coarctation
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/eɪˌɔː.tɪk kəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən/us/eɪˈɔr.t̬ɪk ˌkoʊ.ɑːrkˈteɪ.ʃən/(alsocoarctation of the aorta)aphysicalproblempresentfrombirthin which apartof theaorta(= the body'slargestartery)is toonarrow:
主动脉缩窄Withaorticcoarctation,pulsesin thearmsarestrongerthan those in thelegs.主动脉缩窄情况发生时，手臂脉搏比腿部的有力。
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