aortic

adjective/eɪˈɔrtɪk/

Frequency rank: #12,086 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

relating to the aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the body.

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Example sentence

The surgeon carefully examined the aortic valve before beginning the operation.

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