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a·or·ta
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Audio Help [-tee] Pronunciation Key. Anatomy. | 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: 1570–80; < ML < Gk aort
the great artery, lit., something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
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the great artery, lit., something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
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a·or·tic, a·or·tal, adjective
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a·or·ta
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(click for larger image in new window) n. pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-tē) The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs. [New Latin, from Greek āortē, from āeirein, to lift; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots.] a·or'tal, a·or'tic adj. |
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aorta
1578, from M.L. aorta, from Gk. aorte, term applied by Aristotle to the great artery of the heart, lit. "what is hung up," from aeirein "to raise," of unknown origin, related to the second element in meteor. Used earlier by Hippocrates of the bronchial tubes.
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| the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries |
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Plural aortas or aortae (ā-ôr'tē) 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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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.)
[Chapter:] Medicine and Health
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a·or·ta (
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a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-t
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- The large artery that is the main trunk of the systemic arterial system, arising from the base of the left ventricle, ending at the left side of the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, dividing to form the right and left common iliac arteries, and whose parts are the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending aorta.
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tic adj.
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Main Entry: aor·ta
Pronunciation: A-'ort-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aor·tas or aor·tae
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: the large arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body
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Aorta
A*or"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to lift, heave.] (Anat.) 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. Note: In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the [oe]sophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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