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aortic

US/eɪˈɔɹ.tɪk/

aortic adjective: of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

Adjective

aortic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
    • The preliminary findings, released by Graham’s office, found that Graham’s death was caused by “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical emergency where a tear occurs in the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery.2026 July 12, Jordain Carney, Cheyanne M. Daniels, “Graham’s office releases preliminary cause of death”, in POLITICO
    Synonyms:
    aortal

aortic meaning in Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati and Nepali

aortic in Malayalam

അയോർട്ടിക്

aortic in Punjabi

ਐਓਰਟਿਕ, ਏਓਰਟਿਕ

aortic in Gujarati

એઓર્ટિક

aortic in Nepali

एओर्टिक

Synonyms of aortic

Origin of aortic

From aorta + -ic. By surface analysis, aort- + -ic.

Words formed from aortic

Phrases with aortic

Questions about aortic

What does aortic mean?
Aortic means of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
What is aortic in Malayalam?
Aortic in Malayalam is അയോർട്ടിക്. See Aortic meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is aortic?
Aortic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce aortic?
Aortic is pronounced /eɪˈɔɹ.tɪk/ (US).

Words near aortic in the dictionary

  1. aortally
  2. aortarctia
  3. aortas
  4. aortectasia
  5. aortectasis
  6. aortic
  7. aortic arch
  8. aortic arch syndrome
  9. aortic arches
  10. aortic regurg
  11. aortic valve

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aortic (page history and authors); aortic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aortic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aortic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aortic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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