Definition of aorta Aorta
/ejɔˈɹtʌ/ - [eyortu] - a•or•ta
We found 7 definitions of aorta from 6 different sources.
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What does aorta mean?
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NounPlural: aortas |
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| aorta - the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries | ||
| arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic | ||
| ascending aorta the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle | ||
| aortic arch the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward | ||
| descending aorta the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae | ||
| abdominal aorta a branch of the descending aorta | ||
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- aorta (Noun)
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. - aorta (Noun)
The liveliest part of something.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aorta (n.)
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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aorta
The main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aorta
ā-or′ta, n. the great arterial trunk which, rising from the left ventricle of the heart, sends its branches ramifying through the whole body—in man subdivided into the arch, the thoracic aorta, and the abdominal aorta.—adjs. Aor′tal, Aor′tic. [Gr. aortē—aeir-ein, to raise up.]
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