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aortic 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. aortal: of or relating to the aorta
  2. (aorta) the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
  3. (Aorta (band)) Aorta were an American psychedelic rock band from Chicago who recorded two albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  4. (aorta) The major artery that carries blood out to your body.
  5. (Aorta) 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. (Aorta (adj. aortic)) The principal Artery from which arise the blood-vessels supplying the trunk, hind limbs, and viscera below or behind the heart (see vascular system).
  7. (Aorta) A blood-containing tube that extends forward from the heart and is open anteriorly.
  8. (Aorta) Anterior portion of heart (dorsal vessel), lacking lateral openings or ostia.
  9. (Aorta) The front-most, non-pulsating portion of the dorsal blood vessel of an insect.
  10. 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.