Word
aortic
Phoneticsaor·tic
US/eɪˈɔɹtɪk/
UK/eɪˈɔːtɪk/
Definition
adj. relating to the aorta, which is the main and largest artery that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Doctors use this word to describe things like heart valves or blood flow.
adj. relating to the aorta, the primary systemic artery of the body. Often used in medical contexts to specify the location of valves, aneurysms, or surgical procedures.
Examples
“The patient needs surgery to repair an aortic valve.”
“During the routine checkup, the cardiologist used an ultrasound to measure the patient's aortic blood flow.”
“The surgeon successfully performed a complex procedure to stabilize the aortic wall, preventing a potential rupture that could have been fatal for the patient.”
Examples
simple
“The patient needs surgery to repair an aortic valve.”
contextual
“During the routine checkup, the cardiologist used an ultrasound to measure the patient's aortic blood flow.”
complex
“The surgeon successfully performed a complex procedure to stabilize the aortic wall, preventing a potential rupture that could have been fatal for the patient.”
Usage
Typically used attributively before a noun in medical or biological contexts.
Etymology
From aorta + -ic. By surface analysis, aort- + -ic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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