aortanoun [ C ]
uk/eɪˈɔː.tə/us/eɪˈɔːr.t̬ə/the main artery (= thick tube carrying blood from the heart) that takes blood to the other parts of the body
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The circulatory system & blood
- Abo
- accessory pathway
- antigen
- atrioventricular
- auricular
- blood donor
- blood sugar
- erectile
- intravenous
- LV
- mediastinal
- microvascular
- myocardial
- myocarditis
- oxyhaemoglobin
- palpitate
- pressure point
- pulse
- Rh factor
- semilunar valve
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aortic
adjective uk/eɪˈɔː.tɪk/us/eɪˈɔːr.t̬ɪk/
the aortic valve