1 bulbus aortae | Definition of bulbus aortae

bulbus arteriosus

noun
bulbus ar·​te·​ri·​o·​sus | \ -(ˌ)ärˌtirēˈōsə̇s\
variants: or less commonly bulbus aortae \ -​āˈȯrˌtē \

Definition of bulbus arteriosus

: the dilated part of the aorta just in front of the heart from which the aortic arches arise in vertebrate embryos and in the adult of many lower vertebrates

History and Etymology for bulbus arteriosus

New Latin bulbus arteriosus, literally, arterial bulb & bulbus aortae, literally, bulb of the aorta

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