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What does it mean to feel your aortic artery in your abdomen?

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Abdominal aorta: Usually if you can feel your abdominal aorta you are quite thin and your abdominal musculature isn't particularly firm. For drs. It is possible to palpate the aorta in such people. It does not necessarily imply abnormality.

Answered 9/9/2013

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