paraaortal

English

Etymology

para- +‎ aortal

Adjective

paraaortal (comparative more paraaortal, superlative most paraaortal)

  1. Beside the aorta.
    • 1989, Heinz U. Lemke, Computer Assisted Radiology:
      The malignomas of the paraaortal lymph nodes comply to all indications for three dimensional treatment planning.
    • 1999, Anticancer Research - Volume 19, page 1598:
      The first local recurrence in the paraaortal region occurred in April 1991.
    • 2008, Wolfgang Mohnike, ‎Gustav Hör, ‎Heinrich R. Schelbert, Oncologic and Cardiologic PET/CT-Diagnosis, →ISBN:
      The patient underwent pelvic and paraaortal lymphadenectomy.
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