aorta
nounHow to pronounce aorta:
Definition of aorta:
- aorta (noun):
- the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
- the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body see heart illustration
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