aorta
noun
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
aortas
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pluralof aorta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She, Dr. LeMaire and their colleagues studied blood and tissue samples, stored at the Baylor College of Medicine, that belonged to patients with ballooning or ruptured aortas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2013
He turned his attention to a pair of aortas.
From Forbes ● Jan. 29, 2013
Marfan victims often die young, in fact, after their aortas grow threadbare and rupture.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2012
She wasn’t having much pain, and that was typical of patients who have dilated aortas.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2012
The blood leaves the left ventricle through a single vessel, the common aorta, consisting of the anterior and posterior aortas, which give off the large arteries.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
