aortal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈɔːtəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [eɪˈɔɹ.ɾɫ̩] (General-American)
- /eɪˈɔɹtəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English aorta Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aortal From aorta + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the aorta.
Constance leans over him [...] and he has that drop kick in the aortal region as blood rushes to a hard-on.
2016, Jenni Fagan, The Sunlight Pilgrims, William Heinemann, page 180:
Deriveds
paraaortal · periaortal · intraaortal · supraaortal