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Aortic

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a·or·ta  (-ôrt)
n. pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-t)
The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
[New Latin, from Greek ort, from eirein, to lift; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots.]
a·ortal, a·ortic adj.
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aorta A. arch of aorta B. abdominal aorta
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Adj.1.Aorticaortic - of or relating to the aorta
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