Aortic

Relating to the aorta, the main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body.

From Greek 'aorte,' literally meaning 'that which is hung' or 'suspended,' from 'aeirein' (to lift or suspend). Ancient anatomists named it this way because of how the aorta appears to hang from the heart when the chest is opened.