aorta
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
aorta (plural aortas)
- (anatomy) 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.
- (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.
- French: aorte
- German: Hauptschlagader, Aorta
- Italian: aorta
- Portuguese: aorta
- Russian: ао́рта
- Spanish: aorta
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