noun, feminine/aˈoɾta/plural: aortas
aorta
Related: aorta abdominal, aorta torácica, aórtico, cayado de la aorta
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).