aortal
- a word derived from aorta.
Example Sentences
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New screenings may include lung cancer screening and abdominal aortal aneurysm screening.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Ireland does have the aspect of a human heart — a real one: west coast aortal peninsulas and an inner hinterland where “hill heaped upon hill,” as Yeats wrote, rolls with a smooth, muscular gloss.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Left-heart failure results in a rise in the pressure entering the left side of the heart and a drop in aortal pressure.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Only aortal or arterial blood pressure can be measured noninvasively.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The blood which is found in the pulmonary artery has the same dark purple colour with that in the vena cava, while that in the pulmonary vein resembles the aortal blood in its brightness.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
