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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Aorta

/ā-ôr'-tə/ · A·or·ta · IPA /eɪˈɔɹtə/
01 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.
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    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.(Anat.)