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Please explain what it means when the aorta curves towards the right instead of left?
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Huh?: It means that when you were formed in the uterus, your aorta curved to the right instead of to the left . Other than causing a funky looking chest x-ray, there isn't much significance to it.
Answered 7/9/2014
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