aorta
pronunciation
How to pronounce aorta in British English:
UK [eɪˈɔ:tə]
How to pronounce aorta in American English:
US [eɪˈɔrtə]
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- Noun:
- the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
Word Origin
- aorta
- aorta: see artery
- aorta (n.)
- 1570s, from Medieval Latin aorta, from Greek aorte, term applied by Aristotle to the great artery of the heart, literally "what is hung up," from aeirein "to lift, heave, raise," which is of uncertain origin; related to the second element in meteor. Used earlier by Hippocrates of the bronchial tubes. Related: Aortal; aortic.
Example
- 1. A rupture of the aorta is likely to be fatal .
- 2. The strait of hormuz is not merely an artery of the oil trade . It 's the aorta .
- 3. Five rabbits received a womb using a " vascular patch technique " which connected major blood vessels , including the aorta .
- 4. Because the aorta is the body 's main supplier of blood , a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm can cause life-threatening bleeding .
- 5. It 's vital that marfan 's be diagnosed as soon as possible , as the condition is commonly associated with weakness of the wall of the aorta .