aortic, a.
(eɪˈɔːtɪk)
[ad. mod.L. aortic-us, f. aorta: see -ic. Cf. mod.Fr. aortique.]
Of or pertaining to the aorta.
| 1833 Blackw. Mag. XXXIII. 434 The balance preserved between the pulmonary and aortic circulation. 1872 Huxley Phys. v. 101 The aortic trunk enters the cavity of the abdomen. |