Aorta

[eɪ'ɔːtə] or [e'ɔrtə]

解释:

(noun.) the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.

手打:奥利--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

编辑:波西亚

解释:

n. the great arterial trunk which rising from the left ventricle of the heart sends its branches ramifying through the whole body—in man subdivided into the arch the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta.—adjs. Aor′tal Aor′tic.

手打:玛里琳