how to pronounce aorta

/ɛɪˈɔːɹtə/

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aorta is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of aorta in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the aorta pulmonary artery and ven Aqaba …”

meaning of aorta

Aorta is the largest artery in the body.

aorta frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word aorta occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.