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Aortic opening

Aortic opening --> aortic hiatus

The opening in the diaphragm bounded by the two crura, the vertebral column, and the median arcuate ligament, through which pass the aorta and thoracic duct.

Synonym: hiatus aorticus, aortic foramen, aortic opening.


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