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Definition: Aortic |
AorticAdjective1. Of or relating to the aorta. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "aortic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1887. (references) |
Synonym: AorticSynonym: aortal (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Aortic |
| English words defined with "aortic": aortic aneurysm, aortic arch, aortic orifice, aortic plexus, aortic stenosis, aortic valve ♦ Intermesenteric ♦ left coronary artery ♦ Pylangium ♦ right coronary artery ♦ Synangium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aortic": Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic, aortic arch syndrome, Aortic Arch Syndromes, Aortic Bodies, Aortic Coarctation, Aortic GAGs, Aortic Glycosaminoglycans, aortic insufficiency, Aortic Rupture, Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular, Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Aortic Valve Prolapse, Aortic Valve Stenosis ♦ Brachiocephalic Trunk ♦ EN-dienblad, en-route ♦ Ganglionic Blockers ♦ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping ♦ NX EN ♦ Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin ♦ Retroperitoneal Fibrosis ♦ Sinus of Valsalva ♦ Ventricular Pressure ♦ Williams Syndrome. (references) |
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 | Aorta has been removed to show thickened, fused aortic valve leaflets and opened coronary arteries from above. Autopsy. Credit: CDC. |  | This patient with late tertiary syphilis has developed an aortic aneurysm, which is eroding supraclavicularly through the ribs and clavicle. Cardiovascular syphilis can begin 5 to 10 years after initial infection. Credit: CDC. |
 | This photo of cardiovascular syphilis shows coronary artery stenosis, a feature of late syphilis. The ostia of both coronary arteries are markedly stenosed. Note the "tree-bark" effect in the intimal lining of the aorta just superior to the aortic valve. Credit: CDC. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Diagnostic ultrasound revealed a dissecting aneurysm measuring 78 mm at the aortic root. (references) | |
One week later, an aortic murmur was identified during a routine evaluation by the family physician. (references) | ||
A serious complication of chronic Q fever is endocarditis, generally involving the aortic heart valves, less commonly the mitral valve. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Aortic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Aortic" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 36 | 57,479 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "aortic": Aortic Aneurysm ♦ aortic arch ♦ aortic arch syndrome ♦ Aortic Arch Syndromes ♦ Aortic Bodies ♦ Aortic Coarctation ♦ Aortic GAGs ♦ Aortic Glycosaminoglycans ♦ aortic insufficiency ♦ aortic intercostal artery ♦ aortic orifice ♦ aortic plexus ♦ Aortic Rupture ♦ aortic stenosis ♦ Aortic Valve ♦ Aortic Valve Insufficiency ♦ Aortic Valve Prolapse ♦ Aortic Valve Stenosis. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "aortic": aortic-valve. | |
Ending with "aortic": intra-aortic, para-aortic. | |
Containing "aortic": Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping, Para-Aortic Bodies. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "aortic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | аортен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 大动脉. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aortabue (aortic knob), aortainsufficiens (aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan disease), aortaklapperne (aortic valve), aortaknop (aortic knob), aortaostiet (aortic orifice, aortic ostium), aortastenose (aortic stenosis), aortastenose-syndromet (aortic arch syndrome), abdominalt aortaaneurisme (abdominal aortic aneurysm), endoluminal behandling af abdominale aortaaneurismer (endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endoluminal treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms), Bernhard's operation (resection of aortic isthmus stenosis), biologisk protese (aortic bioprosthesis, mistral bioprosthesis), coarctatio aortae (aortic coarctation, coarctation of the aorta), diastolic aortic steal syndrome (diastolic aortic steal syndrome), valvulae aortae (aortic valve), Hans'aortakompression (Hans aortic compression), isthmusstenose (aortic stenosis), noduli Arantii (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), noduli velorum (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), ostium aortae (aortic orifice, aortic ostium), plexus aorticus (aortic plexus), semilunærklappernes noduli (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), sinus aortae (aortic sinus), stenosis aquaeducti Sylvii (aortic stenosis), valvulær aortastenose (aortic stenosis), Corrigan's sygdom (aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aortaboogsyndroom (aortic arch syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis, Takayasu's disease), aorta-insufficiëntie (aortic insufficiency), aortavernauwing (aortic stenosis), aneurysma aortae abdominalis (abdominal aortic aneurysm), isthmusstenose (aortic stenosis), coarctatie van de aorta (aortic coarctation, coarctation of the aorta), coarctatio aortae (aortic stenosis), endoluminale chirurgie van het aneurysma aortae abdominalis (endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endoluminal treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms), ziekte van Corrigan (aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan disease), klepprothese van de aorta (aortic bioprosthesis), noduli van Arantius (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), ostium arteriosum aortae (aortic orifice, aortic ostium), ostium arteriosum sinistrum (aortic orifice, aortic ostium), sinus aortae (aortic sinus), takajasoe-syndroom (aortic arch syndrome), corpora arantii (Arantius nodule, Bianchi nodules, nodules of aortic valve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aorttastenoosi (aortic stenosis), aorttaläppäinsuffisienssi (aortic insufficiency), aorttaläpän vuoto (aortic insufficiency), aortta-ahtauma (aortic stenosis), aortankaaren oireyhtymä (aortic arch syndrome), aortan koarktaatio (aortic coarctation, coarctation of the aorta), vatsa-aortta-aneurysman endoluminaalinen hoito (endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endoluminal treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms), vatsa-aortan aneurysma (abdominal aortic aneurysm), stenosis aortae (aortic stenosis), insufficientia valvae aortae (aortic insufficiency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aortique (aortal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | aorticus (aortal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αορτικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fõütõéri. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | aneurisma dell'aorta addominale (abdominal aortic aneurysm), nodulo di Kerkring (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), bioprotesi aortica (aortic bioprosthesis), bottone aortico (aortic knob), coartazione aortica (aortic stenosis), coartazione dell'aorta (aortic coarctation, coarctation of the aorta), compressione aortica di Hans (Hans aortic compression), corpo di Aranzio (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), insufficienza aortica (aortic insufficiency), malattia di Corrigan (aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, Corrigan disease), nodulo di Bianchi (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve), valvola aortica (aortic valve), ostio aortico (aortic orifice, aortic ostium), plesso aortico (aortic plexus), restringimento aortico (aortic stenosis), sindrome dell'arco aortico (aortic arch syndrome), sinus aortico (aortic sinus), stenosi istmica dell'aorta (aortic stenosis), trattamento transluminale degli aneurismi dell'AAA (endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endoluminal treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms), trattamento transluminale degli aneurismi dell'aorta addominale (endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endoluminal treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms), nodulo di Aranzio (Arantius nodule, nodules of aortic valve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aorticay aórtico. (various references) аортальный. (various references) aortni. (various references) aórtico. (various references) аортальний (aortal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Aortic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acrtic, aerotic, agoric, alric, aorbic, aort, aorttic, Aotrou, aporetic, artec, artica, artick, artics, artif, artix, arttec, austic, jorvick, Marostica, ortic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "aortic" (pronounced āô"rtik) |
| 4 | -r t i k | cathartic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: actor, coati, coria, ratio, taroc, toric, triac. | |
-2 letters: airt, arco, cart, ciao, coat, coir, iota, orca, otic, rato, riot, rota, roti, taco, taro, tiro, tora, torc, tori, trio. | |
-3 letters: act, air, ait, arc, art, car, cat, cor, cot, oar, oat, oca, ora, orc, ort, rat, ria, roc, rot, tao, tar, tic, tor. | |
-4 letters: ai. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: acrotic, apricot, aprotic, argotic, carotid, carotin, chariot, citator, erotica, haricot, parotic, ricotta. | |
+2 letters: acrolith, acrostic, acrotism, actorish, anoretic, anorthic, antirock, aoristic, apricots, aromatic, atrocity, atrophic, boracite, carotids, carotins, carrotin, caryotin, ceratoid, chariots, cilantro, citators, citatory, clitoral, contrail, cortical, cratonic, creation, dicrotal, dictator, erotical, fraction, haricots, impactor, loricate, narcotic, operatic, orgastic, piscator, protatic, raincoat, reaction, ricottas, romantic, thoracic, tornadic, tovarich, traction, trifocal, trochaic, tropical, victoria, voracity, vortical. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6F 72 74 69 63 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- --- .-. - .. -.-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101111 01110010 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A o r t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006F 0072 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)358184867569 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | датски език, датски, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰 |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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