Wordle Answer for December 23, 2022
The Wordle for December 23, 2022 solved to AORTA. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
AORTA
What aorta means
The main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Where the word comes from
From Greek *aorta*, meaning "to lift up" or "that which lifts up," derived from *aeirein*, "to raise or lift." The ancient Greeks named this major artery because they observed it rising from the heart and carrying blood upward through the body. The term entered medical Latin and then into English during the Renaissance as anatomical knowledge spread.
Hints for December 23, 2022
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of aorta
- artery
- cap
- coronary artery
- great vessel
- aortic arch
- end artery
- arteria
- pulmonary trunk
Used in a sentence
Blood flows from the heart through the _____ to deliver oxygen throughout your entire body.
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