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aor·ta (ā ôr)

noun pl. -·tas or -·tae-tē

the main artery of the body, carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all the main arteries

Etymology: ModL < Gr aortē < aeirein, to raise

aorta Related Forms
aor·tic adjective or aor·tal
aorta Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ascend: The flow in the ascending aorta is particularly complex.
  • descend: They discovered a large aneurysm of the proximal descending aorta at the site of the Dacron Patch Graft repair done 14 years earlier.
  • clamp: One to clamp the aorta and one to clamp the graft when testing the upper anastomosis.
  • compress: If the bleeding is not controlled with the clamp: Compress the aorta with an aortic compressor in the lesser sac.
  • affect: The major life threatening complication affects the aorta, which is the major vessel arising from the main pumping chamber of the heart.
  • cut: If he'd cut an aorta, there would be a shower of blood everywhere, yet there was almost nothing.

Adjective modifier

  • thoracic: Aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection occurred in 18 % , usually in the thoracic aorta ( about 60 % ).
  • abdominal: The abdominal aorta is the commonest site for a true aneurysm.
  • proximal: Macroscopic: A single calcifying lesion in the wall of the proximal aorta.
  • normal: This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.
  • dorsal: A major focus of his work is on the formation of the dorsal aorta and the generation of adult blood stem cells during embryogenesis.
  • healthy: This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.

Preposition: with

  • graft: Then the surgeon must decide if it is safe to attempt to replace the dissected part of the aorta with a synthetic graft.

Modifies a noun

  • valve: Enlargement of the aorta can cause disturbance in the function of the aorta valve ( leaky aortic valve ).

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