aortae

Variant of aorta

aorta definition

aor·ta (ā ôr′tə)

noun pl. aortas -·tas or aortae -·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

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