Word of the Day 03/04/23 Aorta
Aorta (noun)
aorta [ ey-awr-tuh ]
noun, plural a·or·tas, a·or·tae [ey-awr-tee]. Anatomy.
1. the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
OTHER WORDS FROM AORTA
a·or·tic, a·or·tal, adjective
post·a·or·tic, adjective
pre·a·or·tic, adjective
ORIGIN: 1570–80; < Medieval Latin < Greek aortḗ the great artery, literally, something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
HOW TO USE AORTA IN A SENTENCE
The cause was a torn aorta, said his daughter Susannah Lannoy.
CHARLES HILL, WHO TRACKED DOWN STOLEN MASTERPIECES LIKE ‘THE SCREAM,’ DIES AT 73|HARRISON SMITH|MARCH 12, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch.
THANK GOD THE MURRYSVILLE SCHOOL ATTACK WASN’T GUNS|MICHAEL DALY|APRIL 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That blade had gone through, and the X-rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aorta, the main artery.
THE BLACK AND WHITE MEN WHO SAVED MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LIFE|MICHAEL DALY|JANUARY 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His aorta and amygdala do not receive this information by automatic transfer.
DOES FATHERHOOD MAKE YOU HEALTHY?|ANNELI RUFUS|SEPTEMBER 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
aorta [ ey-awr-tuh ]
noun, plural a·or·tas, a·or·tae [ey-awr-tee]. Anatomy.
1. the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
OTHER WORDS FROM AORTA
a·or·tic, a·or·tal, adjective
post·a·or·tic, adjective
pre·a·or·tic, adjective
ORIGIN: 1570–80; < Medieval Latin < Greek aortḗ the great artery, literally, something hung, carried; akin to aeírein to lift, carry
HOW TO USE AORTA IN A SENTENCE
The cause was a torn aorta, said his daughter Susannah Lannoy.
CHARLES HILL, WHO TRACKED DOWN STOLEN MASTERPIECES LIKE ‘THE SCREAM,’ DIES AT 73|HARRISON SMITH|MARCH 12, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch.
THANK GOD THE MURRYSVILLE SCHOOL ATTACK WASN’T GUNS|MICHAEL DALY|APRIL 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That blade had gone through, and the X-rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aorta, the main artery.
THE BLACK AND WHITE MEN WHO SAVED MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LIFE|MICHAEL DALY|JANUARY 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His aorta and amygdala do not receive this information by automatic transfer.
DOES FATHERHOOD MAKE YOU HEALTHY?|ANNELI RUFUS|SEPTEMBER 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.