单词 | great artery |
释义 | > as lemmasgreat artery great artery n. [after post-classical Latin arteria magna (14th cent.)] the aorta; (in later use also) the pulmonary artery. ΚΠ a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 300 Basilica..sittiþ ful nyȝ þe gret arterie. 1566 W. Painter tr. O. Landi Delectable Demaundes f. 40 Wherfore is it not good to slepe with the face vpwardes? Bicause it heateth the raines, inflameth the bloud, and not onelye the blud but the spirits also, which are in the hollow vaine & in ye gret arterie [Fr. la grande Arterie]. 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Cephalic arterie consists of two branches which, springing out of the great artery, ascend up into the head. 1718 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher I. viii. ii. 96 The Vessel..which is called the Aorta, Arteria magna, or Great Artery. 1831 W. Hamilton Hist. Med., Surg., & Anat. I. ii. 76 He [sc. Aristotle] gave..the name of Aorta to the great artery of the body, which, originating in the left ventricle of the heart, carries the blood, after its re-oxygenation in the lungs, for re-distribution throughout the body. 1922 C. J. Singer Discov. Circulation of Blood i. 6 From each of the two ventricles arises a great artery through which the blood is distributed. 2012 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 28 July 21 The fundraising programme has been overseen by Ethan's mum and dad..who set up a website to raise awareness of his condition, called transposition of the great arteries. < as lemmas |
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