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Noun
/āˈôrtə/,
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aortas, plural;
  1. The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone

  1. the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
  2. (aortic) aortal: of or relating to the aorta
  3. Aorta were an American psychedelic rock band from Chicago who recorded two albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  4. (Aortic) diameters of 6 cm or more, and increase of diameter of 1 cm or more in a year, or developments of symptoms attributable to the aneurysm all constituted criteria for considering surgery.
  5. The largest vessel of the systemic arterial system, from which the main arteries carrying oxygenated blood branch and subdivide into smaller and smaller vessels.
  6. The front-most, non-pulsating portion of the dorsal blood vessel of an insect.
  7. The major artery that carries blood out to your body.
  8. The large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart. It descends into the abdomen where it gives off many branches to supply the organs. The superior mesenteric artery is a major branch of the aorta that is a common site of pancreatic cancer metastases.
  9. A blood-containing tube that extends forward from the heart and is open anteriorly.
  10. The main artery of the body. Comes out of the heart and divides into the ascending and descending aorta.
  11. The principal Artery from which arise the blood-vessels supplying the trunk, hind limbs, and viscera below or behind the heart (see vascular system).
  12. Anterior portion of heart (dorsal vessel), lacking lateral openings or ostia.
  13. Largest artery in the body.