Arteries vs Aorta - What's the difference?
arteries | aorta |
(label) 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.
(label) The liveliest part of something.
As nouns the difference between arteries and aorta
is that arteries is while aorta is aorta.aorta
English
(wikipedia aorta)Noun
(en-noun)- Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan. [http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/travel/escapes/26yiddish.html?8dpc]