aorta
aorta
Definition
aor·ta (ā ôr′tə)
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
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 ).
