aorta

noun

  1. The great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body see heart

noun phrase

  1. The curved part of the aorta that connects the ascending aorta with the descending aorta and from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise

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