Aorta (Noun)
Meaning
The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The surgeon carefully navigated around the aorta during the open-heart surgery to repair a blockage.
- Blood pumped by the left ventricle flows through the aorta, distributing oxygenated blood to the body's various tissues and organs.
- Damage to the aorta, often resulting from severe chest trauma or genetic conditions, can have fatal consequences.
- To measure blood pressure, doctors usually feel the pulse near where the aorta meets a major branch artery in the groin.
- Imaging tests were used to locate and monitor an aneurysm forming along a section of the aorta in the patient's chest.