English Explanatory Dictionary

aorto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Of or pertaining to the aorta.

Word forms

aorto- aort-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ορτή (ăortḗ)bor. Latin aorta Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English aorto- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from aorta + -o- (interconsonantal).

Synonyms

aortico-
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