aorta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈɔːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /eɪˈɔɹtə/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Meanings
- The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
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(figuratively) The liveliest part of something.
Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan.
2007 January 26, Stefan Kanfer, “In Lower Manhattan, the Echo of the Yiddish Stage Endures”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aortas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aortae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
aortitis · aortal · porcelain aorta · arch of the aorta · thoracic aorta · aortoplasty · aortic · abdominal aorta · aortorrhaphy · aortography
Synonyms
Translations (75)
gv ard-chuishley (great artery) · mn ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠳᠠᠯ (great artery) · da aorta (great artery) · eo aorto (great artery) · mr महारोहिणी (great artery) · sv kroppspulsåder (great artery) · vo laortad (great artery) · be ао́рта (great artery) · mr महाधमनी (great artery) · de Hauptschlagader (great artery) · kk қолқа (great artery) · ru ао́рта (great artery) · tr aort (great artery) · io aorto (great artery) · mn ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠳᠠᠰᠤ (great artery) · ar وَتِين (great artery) · nl lichaamsslagader (great artery) · sk srdcovnica (great artery) · cmn 主動脈 /主动脉 (great artery) · es aorta (great artery) · ro aortă (great artery) · alt улу тамыр (great artery) · sh àōrta (great artery) · hi महाधमनी (great artery) · mk ао́рта (great artery) · gl aorta (great artery) · th เอออร์ตา (great artery) · mn гол судал (great artery) · cs srdečnice (great artery) · el αορτή (great artery) · grc ἀορτή (great artery) · ga aorta (great artery) · de Aorta (great artery) · fa رگ جان (great artery) · sk aorta (great artery) · ast aorta (great artery) · sh а̀о̄рта (great artery) · uz aorta (great artery) · hu főverőér (great artery) · te మహాధమని (great artery) · da hovedpulsåre (great artery) · id aorta (great artery) · fa آئورت (great artery) · sl aorta (great artery) · pt aorta (great artery) · sv aorta (great artery) · fr aorte (great artery) · id batang nadi (great artery) · tl punong ugat-tibukan (great artery) · mn гол судас (great artery) · vi đại động mạch (great artery) · he אבי העורקים (great artery) · gu મહાધમની (great artery) · sw aorta (great artery) · uk ао́рта (great artery) · cmn 大動脈 /大动脉 (great artery) · ko 대동맥 (great artery) · pl aorta (great artery) · mi pūtahi o te manawa (great artery) · ja 大動脈 (great artery) · ca aorta (great artery) · ar أَوُرْطَى (great artery) · ar أَبْهَر (great artery) · esu taqerpak (great artery) · tl punong-tibukan (great artery) · bg ао́рта (great artery) · kmr şahxwînber f aort (great artery) · cs aorta (great artery) · fo meginlívæðr (great artery) · he אאורטה (great artery) · nl aorta (great artery) · fi aortta (great artery) · te బృహద్ధమని (great artery) · it aorta (great artery) · vi động mạch chủ (great artery)