Nounالوَتِينُ2 senses · 1 main
Core sense — the aorta; a great vein adhering to the backbonegenerated
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The aorta, or the descending aorta: a vein [or artery] adhering to the inner side of the backbone all along, which supplies all the other veins [or arteries] with blood and waters the flesh, being the river of the body.
Or a thick white vein resembling a cane; this last is the description given by Zj in his “Khalk el-Insán”.
Or the ascending aorta: the نِيَاط of the heart.
Or a white vein within the back of the neck; it is said to draw up its supply from the heart, and the blood is in it.
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It also means the same as خِلْب, which see.
Plural أَوْتِنَةٌ and وُتُنٌ, the same as نِيَاطُ القَلْبِ.
See أَبْهَرُ.
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[The aorta: or the aorta descendens:] a certain vein [or artery] adhering to the inner side of the backbone all along, which supplies all the [other] veins [or arteries] with blood, and irrigates the flesh, being the river of the body: or a certain thick white vein resembling a cane: [this last is the description given by Zj in his “ Khalk el-Insán: ”] or [the aorta ascendens;] the نِيَاط of the heart: or a certain white vein within the back of the neck: it is said to draw up [its supply] from the heart, and in it is the blood. Also, the خِلْب , q. v.: pl. أَوْتِنَةٌ and وُتُنٌ : (M:) i. q. نِيَاطُ القَلْبِ . (Bd, and Jel, lxix. 45.) See أَبْهَرُ .