aorta (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *aorta*:
NOUN	body	aorta	the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries

aorta > pronunciation
Sounds	eyao'rtah
Rhymes	Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah...

English > *aorta*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
Narrower	abdominal aorta	A branch of the descending aorta
	aortic arch	The part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
	ascending aorta	The ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle
	descending aorta	The descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
	thoracic aorta	A branch of the descending aorta
Broader	artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanish	aorta
Catalan	aorta
Adjectives	aortal, aortic	of or relating to the aorta

HyperDic: aorta