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.
Origin of aorta
1Other words from aorta
- a·or·tic, a·or·tal, adjective
- post·a·or·tic, adjective
- pre·a·or·tic, adjective
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How to use aorta in a sentence
The 17-year-old had been standing on a third-floor balcony when a stray bullet hit her in the back, lodging in the muscle between her lungs and aorta.
The apps keeping Rio’s residents safe from stray bullets | Niall Firth | November 26, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe hard work began after Walters had her aortic valve replaced with one from a cow.
Barbara Walters Opens Up About Her Heart Surgery | Howard Kurtz | February 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTDoctors there performed a 20-hour surgery in an attempt to repair his aortic dissection.
Even though he underwent an aortic valve replacement in 2008, he insists he has no intention of retiring anytime soon.
The mandibular aortic arch is situated close to its inner side, Pl.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
At this stage there is visible a single aortic trunk passing forwards from the embryo and dividing into two branches.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe aortic branches to the bodies are larger than in the previous stage, and the bodies themselves fairly vascular.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThese rods are the rudiments of the aortic branches to which the suprarenal bodies are eventually attached.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourVon Baer saw what had escaped Rathke and Huschke, that there were, not three nor four, but as many as five aortic arches.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
British Dictionary definitions for aorta
/ (eɪˈɔːtə) /
the main vessel in the arterial network, which conveys oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs
Origin of aorta
1Derived forms of aorta
- aortic or aortal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for aorta
[ ā-ôr′tə ]
The main artery of the circulatory system, arising from the left ventricle of the heart in mammals and birds and carrying blood with high levels of oxygen to all the arteries of the body except those of the lungs.
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Cultural definitions for aorta
[ (ay-awr-tuh) ]
The main blood vessel of the body; it carries blood from the left side of the heart to other arteries throughout the body. (See circulatory system.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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