aorta
n. [解剖] 主动脉
复数 aortas或aortae
例句
A rupture of the aorta is likely to be fatal.
主动脉的破裂可能是致命的。
Five months later when Holbrooke — just 69 and seemingly indestructible — died of a torn aorta I remembered that evening.
5个月后,年仅69岁的霍尔布鲁克因动脉破裂猝死。 我仍然记得听闻死讯的那天晚上,因为这之前,他看上去那么健康,他的离去实在是毫无征兆。
It's vital that Marfan's be diagnosed as soon as possible, as the condition is commonly associated with weakness of the wall of the aorta.
马凡氏综合症要尽早发现,这至关重要,因为该病通常与主动脉的血管壁薄弱有关。