porcelain aorta

English

Noun

porcelain aorta (usually uncountable, plural porcelain aortas)

  1. (pathology) Extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.
    • 1986 February 1, Coselli JS, Crawford ES, “Aortic valve replacement in the patient with extensive calcification of the ascending aorta (the porcelain aorta)”, in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, volume 91, number 2, page 184:
      Successful surgical treatment of two patients with a porcelain aorta requiring aortic valve replacement is reported.
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