aorta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /eɪˈɔːtə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /eɪˈɔːɹtə/

aorta (plural aortas or aortae)

1. (anatomy) 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.
2. (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.

• aortal
• aortic

• circulatory system

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta f (plural aortes)

1. (anatomy) aorta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əˈɔɾ.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əˈɔr.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈɔɾ.ta/

aorta f (plural aortes)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• aòrtic

Borrowed from Latin aorta.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːˈɔr.taː/

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• Hyphenation: aor‧ta

aorta f (plural aorta's)

1. aorta

• aortaal
• aortisch

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta f (plural aortas)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• aórtico

aorta (plural aortas)

1. aorta

• aortic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• "aorta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “aorta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aorta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta f (plural aorte)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• aortico

• arato, orata

• aorte

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”).

Partēs aortae

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈor.ta/, [aˈɔr.ta]

aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension

1. aorta

First declension.

• aortīnus
• aortālis
• aorticus

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta f (4th declension)

1. (anatomy) aorta (the main artery of the circulatory system, responsible for carrying the blood from the heart to the rest of the body except the lungs)

   lielais asinsriņķošanas loks sākas ar aortu ― the great blood circulation cycle begins with the aorta

   lielie asinsvadi: aorta un plaušu artērija ― the major blood vessels: the aorta and the pulmonary artery

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈɔr.ta/

• Audio

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aorta f

1. (anatomy) aorta

• aorta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta f (plural aortas)

1. (anatomy) aorta (great artery)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

• IPA^(key): /ǎoːrta/
• Hyphenation: a‧or‧ta

àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• vena

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈorta/, [aˈort̪a]

aorta f (plural aortas)

1. (anatomy) aorta

• aórtico

• “aorta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

aorta c

1. (anatomy) aorta