AORTA


Meaning of AORTA in English

[ eɪ'ɔ:tə ]

■ noun the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood from the heart to the circulatory system.

Derivatives

aortic adjective

Origin

C16: from Gk aortē , from aeirein 'raise'.

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