aortic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /eɪˈɔɹ.tɪk/ (US)
Etymology
From aorta + -ic. By surface analysis, aort- + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
The preliminary findings, released by Graham’s office, found that Graham’s death was caused by “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical emergency where a tear occurs in the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery.
2026 July 12, Jordain Carney, Cheyanne M. Daniels, “Graham’s office releases preliminary cause of death”, in POLITICO:
Deriveds
aortic arch · circumaortic · aortically · aortic valve · aortic stenosis · cardioaortic · aortic regurgitation · postaortic · intraaortic · sinoaortic · paraaortic · retroaortic · aortic regurg · annuloaortic · subaortic · supraaortic · preaortic · aortic arch syndrome · epiaortic · acute aortic syndrome · atrioaortic · periaortic · ventriculoaortic · transaortic · anaortic
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ru аорта́льный (of or concerning the aorta) · de aortal (of or concerning the aorta) · ga aortach (of or concerning the aorta) · gv aortagh (of or concerning the aorta) · ia aortic (of or concerning the aorta) · pt aórtico (of or concerning the aorta) · ca aòrtic (of or concerning the aorta) · el αορτικός (of or concerning the aorta) · es aórtico (of or concerning the aorta) · pl aortowy (of or concerning the aorta) · de Aorten- (of or concerning the aorta) · de aortisch (of or concerning the aorta) · de Aorta- (of or concerning the aorta) · vo laortadik (of or concerning the aorta) · pl aortalny (of or concerning the aorta) · gv ard-chuishlagh (of or concerning the aorta) · fr aortique (of or concerning the aorta)