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a·or·ta (

-ôr

)

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.

aorta A. arch of aorta B. abdominal aorta

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aortic - of or relating to the aorta

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An aortic root arteriography was performed to see if there were any unusually located left circumflex arteries, but it verified the absence of LCA.

Superdominant right coronary artery giving rise to left circumflex ... by Isik, Ersoy / Southern Medical Journal

Zuniga suffers from a serious heart defect; Turiaf underwent surgery in July 2005 to repair an enlarged aortic root.

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Normally, the dorsal aortic root has descended into the chest by the eighth week of development, thereby straightening the course of the internal carotid artery.

Anomalous course of the carotid arteries in the retropharyngeal space ... by Rojas, Rafael / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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