Aortic dissection
Also called Torn tearing chest artery
Emergency MedicineCardiologySurgeryEssential
Aortic wall tear that allows blood to split between layers creating a false lumen, constituting a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency.
Korean
대동맥 박리
대동맥 내막이 찢어져 혈액이 동맥벽 내에 거짓 통로를 형성하는 생명을 위협하는 응급 상태.
French
Dissection aortique
Déchirure de la paroi aortique permettant au sang de s'infiltrer entre les couches, créant une fausse lumière ; urgence cardiovasculaire potentiellement mortelle.
Word parts
dis-Prefix(Latin) Apart, away, reversalaort/oRoot(Greek) Aorta-icSuffix(Greek) Pertaining to