Meanings
nounaortic arch (plural aortic arches)
plural aortic arches
- anatomyThe curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.
Synonyms: arch of the aorta
- embryologyOne of a series of six paired embryonic vascular structures which connect the ventral arterial system lying anterior to the heart to the dorsal arterial system above the digestive tract, persist in adult fishes but are reduced or much modified in the adult of higher forms, and give rise to the great arteries of the neck and head.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.
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Chinese Mandarin 主動脈弓 /主动脉弓, 主動脈弓 /主动脉弓
- 主動脈弓 /主动脉弓 (zhǔdòngmàigōng)curving portion of the aorta
- 主動脈弓 /主动脉弓 (zhǔdòngmàigōng)embryonic vascular structure
Finnish aortankaari
- aortankaaricurving portion of the aorta
French arc aortique, crosse de l’aorte
- arc aortiquecurving portion of the aorta
- crosse de l’aortecurving portion of the aorta
German Aortenbogen, Kiemenbogenarterie
- Aortenbogencurving portion of the aorta
- Kiemenbogenarterieembryonic vascular structure
- Kiemenbogenveneembryonic vascular structure
Hungarian aortaív, aortaív
- aortaívcurving portion of the aorta
- aortaívembryonic vascular structure
Indonesian arkus aorta
- arkus aortacurving portion of the aorta
Malay arka aorta
- arka aortacurving portion of the aorta
Polish łuk aorty
- łuk aortycurving portion of the aorta
Portuguese arco aórtico
- arco aórticocurving portion of the aorta
Russian дуга́ ао́рты
- дуга́ ао́рты (dugá aórty)curving portion of the aorta
Spanish arco aórtico
- arco aórticocurving portion of the aorta
Swedish aortabåge
- aortabågecurving portion of the aorta
Vietnamese cung động mạch chủ
- cung động mạch chủcurving portion of the aorta
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APA
aortic arch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aortic%20arch
MLA
“aortic arch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aortic%20arch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aortic arch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aortic%20arch.
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