aorta

Meaning of aorta

noun

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.
The liveliest part of something.
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Information about aorta

It is a name.
The plural form of aorta is: aortas.
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Hyphenation of aorta

aorta

It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
aorta is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Translation of aorta

Italian: aorta
Spanish: aorta
French: aorte
Portuguese: aorta

Words that rhyme with aorta

thoracaorta, corta, Forta, Horta, Morta, morta, Porta, porta, sorta, Bistorta, contorta, torta, Antevorta, Postvorta

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