aortal

aortal

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English aorta
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English aortal

    From aorta + -al.

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    aortal (not comparable)

    1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the aorta.
      Synonym: aortic
      • 2016, Jenni Fagan, The Sunlight Pilgrims, William Heinemann, page 180:
        Constance leans over him [...] and he has that drop kick in the aortal region as blood rushes to a hard-on.

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