aortic notch

n.

A slight notch in a sphygmographic tracing caused by rebound from the closure of the aortic valves.

Words nearby aortic notch

aortic body, aortic bulb, aortic foramen, aortic insufficiency, aortic murmur, aortic notch, aortic ostium, aortic plexus, aortic septal defect, aortic sinus, aortic stenosis