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aorta

aorta

The body's largest artery arches out of the left ventricle and descends through the chest and abdomen before dividing towards the pelvis.

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English
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Norwegian
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Japanese
大動脈 — だいどうみゃく — daidōmyaku
Korean
대동맥 — daedongmaek
Spanish
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French
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German
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