aortal

adj

aortal

adj

UK /eɪˈɔːtəl/ · US /eɪˈɔɹtəl/

Etymology From aorta + -al.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or relating to the aorta.

Constance leans over him [...] and he has that drop kick in the aortal region as blood rushes to a hard-on.2016, Jenni Fagan, The Sunlight Pilgrims, William Heinemann, page 180:

Derived terms: intraaortal, paraaortal, periaortal, supraaortal

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