The phrase "right aortic" refers to the positioning or location of the aorta, which is a major blood vessel in the body. Specifically, it means that the aorta is situated towards the right side of the body. Full definition
Thomas Hamilton - SGU - «Feline Juvenile Periodontitis and the Techniques for Surgical Management» Ashley Appleton - Ross - «Renal Adenocarcinoma in a 7 - year - 0ld Mixed Breed Dog» Christina Mirzaian - Ross - «Persistent Right Aortic Arch in a 3 - month - old Labrador Retriever» Jamie Marr - Ross - «Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a 14 year old Pomeranian» (www2.vet.cornell.edu)
Persistent right aortic arch: a developmental abnormalitiy where one of the fetal blood vessels near the heart does not atrophy as it should. (thedogplace.org)
This sweet little German Shepherd puppy was starving to death and needed to have emergency heart surgery for a condition called a «Persistent Right Aortic Arch». (indigorescue.org)