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Definition of: aorta
(ā·ôr′tə) noun plural ·tas or ·tae (-tē) Anat.
The great artery springing from the left ventricle of the heart and forming the main arterial trunk which distributes blood to all of the body except the lungs. [<NL <Gk. aortē < aeirein raise, heave]
—a·or′tal, a·or′tic adjective
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