top of page
Search
Writer's pictureShaun Nicosia

Terminology

It's Aortic Disease Awareness Month and a perfect time to share common Disease Terminology with thanks to Corrigann Minehan Heart Center.


Here is a sample of some of the more common terms used:


โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ (๐—”๐—”๐—”): Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta within the abdomen

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ: A significant dilation (enlargement) of the aorta

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ, ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜: Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta where the aortic valve sits and where the aorta meets the heart

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ (๐—ง๐—”๐—”):Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta within the chest (thorax)

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ, ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ: Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta that leads from the heart up the front of the chest

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ: Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta that runs from the neck down the back

โค๏ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐—บ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น: Significant enlargement of the part of the aorta within the chest (thorax) that extends into the abdomen as well


To check out the complete list, click here:



1 view0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

ใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ


bottom of page