a·or·ta
(ā-ôrtə)
(ā-ôrtə)n.pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae(-te)
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, fromGreekāorte, fromāeirein, to lift; see wer-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
a·ortal, a·orticadj.
aortaA. arch of aorta
B. abdominal aorta