aorta

Significado (Inglés)

1. 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.

Conceptos

aorta

arterias

Sinónimos

arteries

thoracic aorta

Traducciones

aorte

Aorta

aorta

aorta

αορτή

Hauptschlagader

aorta

aorta

aorta

lichaamsslagader

aort

أبهر

aorta

aorta

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/eɪˈɔːtə/

Etimología (Inglés)

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