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Arteries vs Aorta - What's the difference?

arteries | aorta |

As nouns the difference between arteries and aorta

is that arteries is while aorta is aorta.

arteries

English

Noun

(head)
  • Anagrams

    *

    aorta

    English

    (wikipedia aorta)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (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.
  • 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]

    Derived terms

    * aortal * aortic

    See also

    * circulatory system ----