单词 | aorta |
释义 | aorta —aortic, aortal, adj. /ay awr"teuh/, n. , pl. aortas, aortae /-tee/. Anat. the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs. See illus. under heart. [1570-80; < ML < Gk aorté the great artery, lit., something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry] |
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