aortic

[Eng. aorta; suff. -ic.] Pertaining to the aorta. (Cycl. Pract. Med., i. 110.) Aortic arch, or Arch of the aorta : The name applied to that downward bend of the aorta which takes place just after that great artery has turned to the left, pa ing in front of the spinal column. Aortic Bulb : The first portion of the ventricle whence an artery springs. It is dilated and surrounded by muscular fibres.