aorta

Concepts

aorta

arteries

Synonyms

arterie

Translations

aorte

aorta

Aorta

aorta

Hauptschlagader

αορτή

aorta

aorta

aorta

aort

أبهر

lichaamsslagader

artère

große Pulsader

Hyphenated as

a‧òr‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈɔr.ta/

Etymology

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