Assertion: aorta | /r/HasProperty | torn
Facets:
value: partially
type: DEGREE
value: away from the heart
type: OTHER
value: completely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Traumatic aortic rupture, also called traumatic aortic disruption or transection, is a condition in which the aorta, the largest artery in the body, is torn or ruptured as a result of trauma to the body.
text: The aorta may be completely torn away from the heart, but patients with such injuries rarely survive very long after the injury; thus it is much more common for hospital staff to treat patients with partially torn aortas.
text: When the aorta is partially torn, it may form a "pseudoaneurysm".