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noun, feminine

aorta

/aˈoɾta/

noun, feminine/aˈoɾta/plural: aortas

aorta is feminine in Spanish.

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”).