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AORTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aortal mean?
• AORTAL (adjective)
The adjective AORTAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the aorta
Familiarity information: AORTAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the aorta
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
aortal; aortic
Pertainym:
aorta (the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries)
Derivation:
aorta (the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries)
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