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■ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004