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tə Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin < Greek aortḗ the great artery, literally, something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
1570–80; < Medieval Latin < Greek aortḗ the great artery, literally, something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
Related forms
a·or·tic, a·or·tal, adjective
post·a·or·tic, adjective
pre·a·or·tic, adjective
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aorta (eɪˈɔːtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tas, -tae | |
| the main vessel in the arterial network, which conveys oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs | |
| [C16: from New Latin, from Greek aortē, literally: something lifted, from aeirein to raise] | |
| a'ortic | |
| —adj | |
| a'ortal | |
| —adj | |
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| aorta (eɪˈɔːtə) | |
| —n , pl -tas, -tae | |
| the main vessel in the arterial network, which conveys oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs | |
| [C16: from New Latin, from Greek aortē, literally: something lifted, from aeirein to raise] | |
| a'ortic | |
| —adj | |
| a'ortal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
aorta
1570s, 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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Medical Dictionary
aorta a·or·ta (ā-ôr'tə)
n. pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-tē)
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.
a·or'tal or a·or'tic adj.
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Science Dictionary
aorta  (ā-ôr'tə) Pronunciation Key
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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Cultural Dictionary
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.)
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Example sentences
In some cases, surgeons can use your own pulmonary valve to replace the damaged aortic valve.
The aortic valve also spewed blood in the wrong direction.
Last year my doctor discovered an aortic aneurism so large it had to be operated at once.
It is rarely joined with the left subclavian, except in cases of transposition of the aortic arch.
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