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aortae

aortae is the plural of aorta.

Meaning of aorta

Noun

aorta (plural aortas or aortae)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    great artery
  2. (figuratively) The liveliest part of something.
    • Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan.2007 January 26, Stefan Kanfer, “In Lower Manhattan, the Echo of the Yiddish Stage Endures”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2019

Questions about aortae

What is aortae the plural of?
Aortae is the plural of aorta.

Words near aortae in the dictionary

  1. aoristically
  2. aorists
  3. AORs
  4. aort-
  5. aorta
  6. aortae
  7. aortal
  8. aortalgia
  9. aortally
  10. aortarctia
  11. aortas

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