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    aorta
    in vertebrates and some invertebrates, the blood vessel (or vessels) carrying blood from the heart to all the organs and other structures of the ... [10 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/86
    
    
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    aorta
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ā-ōr′tă, ā-ōr′tē Definitions: 1. A large artery of the elastic type that is the main trunk of the systemic arterial system, arising from the base of the left ventricle and ending at the left side of the body of the fourth lumbar ver...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=5249
    
    
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    Aorta
    ==The course of the aorta== The aorta is usually divided into five segments/sections: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aorta
    
    
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    aorta
    The main artery of the body from which all others derive. The aorta is the beginning of the general or systemic circulation – as distinct from the local pulmonary circulation. It arises from the summit of the left ventricle (the main pumping chamber) of the heart, arches over the top of the he...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/aorta.html
    
    
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    Aorta
    The largest artery in the heart that carries oxygen-enriched blood to the body. Pregnant women should avoid lying on their back because the aorta and vena cava become compressed, which can cause low blood pressure and decreased oxygen levels to the fetus.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/A/8
    
    
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    aorta
    aorta (āôr'tu) , primary artery of the circulatory system in mammals, delivering oxygenated blood to all other arteries except those of the lungs. The human aorta, c.1 in. (2.54 cm) in diameter, originates at the left ventricle of the heart. After supplying the coronary arteries that...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0804321.html
    
    
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    Aorta
    The aorta is the body's largest blood vessel. It arches out of the heart and down toward the lower body. It has a diameter of about one inch and blood rushes through it at a speed of about eight inches per second. The aorta is divided into several parts: the ascending aorta, the arch of the aorta, a...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EA.HTM
    
    
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    aorta
    The body's main artery, arising from the left ventricle of the heart in birds and mammals. Carrying freshly oxygenated blood, it arches over the top of the heart and descends through the trunk, finally splitting in the lower abdomen to form the two iliac arteries. Arteries branching off the arch of ...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006767.html
    
    
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    AORTA
    The great vessel arising from the left ventricle of the heart, that feeds blood through the arterial system into the body.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=A
    
    
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    AORTA
    The main trunk of the arterial system which originates from the left ventricle of the heart and extends to the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra.
    Found op http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/glossa.html
    
    
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    aorta
    (a-or;tua) The major systemic vessel of the arterial system of the body, emerging from the left ventricle.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    aorta
    (a-or;tua) The major systemic vessel of the arterial system of the body, emerging from the left ventricle.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    aorta
    The artery that carries blood from the left ventricle for distribution throughout the tissues of the body. The largest diameter and thickest walled artery in the body.
    Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossa.html
    
    

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