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aorta
A. arch of aorta
B. abdominal aorta

a·or·ta

 (ā-ôr′tə)
n. pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-tē)
The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
[New Latin, from Greek āortē, from āeirein, to lift; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
a·or′tal, a·or′tic adj.
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Adj.1.aortal - of or relating to the aortaaortal - of or relating to the aorta    
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