Updated November 13, 2006.
Definition:
The largest artery in the body, the aorta connects directly to the heart and is the first blood vessel that blood contacts as it leaves the heart at the start of the circulatory cycle.
Pronunciation: a-OR-ta
Definition:
The largest artery in the body, the aorta connects directly to the heart and is the first blood vessel that blood contacts as it leaves the heart at the start of the circulatory cycle.
Pronunciation: a-OR-ta
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