Hodgson disease

Hodg·son dis·ease

(hoj'sŏn), dilation of the arch of the aorta associated with insufficiency of the aortic valve.

Hodg·son dis·ease

(hoj'sŏn di-zēz') An aneurysmal dilation of the arch of the aorta associated with insufficiency of the aortic valve.

Hodgson disease

(hoj′sŏn) [Joseph Hodgson, Brit. physician, 1788–1869] Aneurysmal dilatation of the aorta.

Hodgson,

Joseph, English physician, 1788-1869. Hodgson disease - dilation of the arch of the aorta associated with insufficiency of the aortic valve.