aorta

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

daddy gargoyle tube vein artery aortic capillary pore dissection carotid vena jugular scupper blood vessel arteriole

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Antonyms

vein

Hypernyms

artery arteria arterial blood vessel

Hyponyms

aortic arch ascending aorta abdominal aorta descending aorta thoracic aorta

Phrases with the word

thoracic aorta of the aorta valve of aorta beginning of the descending aorta continuation of the ascending aorta part of the aorta

Derivatives

aortae

Examples

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta. William Osler

According to Difore's Atlas of Histology the walls of aorta are elastic. Source: Internet

A coarctation of the aorta in a female is suggestive of Turner syndrome, and suggests the need for further tests, such as a karyotype. Source: Internet

Aortic pressure is highest at the aorta and becomes less pulsatile and lower pressure as blood vessels divide into arteries, arterioles, and capillaries such that flow is slow and smooth for gases and nutrient exchange. Source: Internet

A second, dorsal aorta carries oxygenated blood from the gills to the rest of the body, and is homologous with the descending aorta of tetrapods. Source: Internet

Aorta The aorta is the root systemic artery. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aoristic aoristically aort- aortae aortal aortalgia