The word "aorta" refers to a large blood vessel in our bodies that carries oxygenated blood from our heart to the rest of our organs and tissues. Full definition
The critical illnesses covered under the Standard Plan are as follows — cancer of a specified severity, stroke resulting in permanent symptoms, first heart attack of specified severity, open chest CABG, kidney failure requiring regular dialysis, Multiple Sclerosis with persisting symptoms, major organ / bone marrow transplant, permanent paralysis of limbs, surgery of aorta, primary pulmonary arterial hypertension. (policybazaar.com)
For the study, the researchers treated part of a human artery — a few millimeters in diameter — with the siRNA - loaded nanoparticles and transplanted it into the abdominal aorta of an immune - deficient mouse inoculated with human T cells. (innovationtoronto.com)
Boris Strilic (Lammert, MPG)-- «Molecular mechanism of vascular lumen formation in the dorsal aorta of mice» (2009) (dresden-ipp.de)