Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0409 short lesson, about 20 seconds
aort/o: Aorta
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The idea
The combining form aort slash o names the aorta, the largest artery leaving the heart.
In practice
An aortic aneurysm is a widening of the aorta.
Where people slip
The aorta is one named vessel, not a class of them.
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