AORTA


Meaning of AORTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ā-ˈȯr-tə ]

noun

( plural -tas or aor·tae -tē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aortē, from aeirein to lift

Date: 1543

: the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body — see heart illustration

• aor·tic -ˈȯr-tik adjective

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