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A historical perspective of medical terminology of aortic aneurysm

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1 A historical perspective of medical terminology of aortic aneurysm
George A. Antoniou, MD, Athanasios I. Antoniou, MSc, PhD, Stavros A. Antoniou, MD, Miltos K. Lazarides, MD, EBSQvasc  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 54, Issue 5, Pages (November 2011) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Ancient Greek hoplite wearing the shoulder strap (ἀορτήρ − aorter), from where the sword is hanging, resembling the aorta from which, according to ancient beliefs, the heart is hanging. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Etymology of the medical term “aorta.”
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4 Fig 3 Origins and evolution of the terms “aortic aneurysm.”
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