paraaortic

English

Etymology

para- +‎ aortic

Adjective

paraaortic (not comparable)

  1. Beyond the aorta
    • 2015 May 23, Tassilo Kruis et al., “A case series in patients with enteropathy and granulomatous diseases”, in BMC Gastroenterology‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12876-015-0292-4:
      At the same time a CT-scan of the abdomen revealed iliac, paraaortic, and mesenteric lymphadenopathy as well as splenomegaly.
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