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Limericks on aorta (1 - 10 of 11)

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Limerick #1767 aorta
By Tim Alborn
Revised: 18 Dec 2004

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Anatomy, human misc., Music: Rock & pop, Relationships: Breakups
San Francisco's where George left his heart,
His love having torn it apart.
In time, his aorta
(The left part—well, sorta)
Decided to make a new start.
Although Tony Bennett made it famous, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was written by George Cory (with Douglas Cross).
Limerick #500 artery
By Kalleh
Revised: 21 Oct 2004

Defines:

Status: approved
The arteries carry the blood;
Without them our bodies would flood.
They're elasticized — sorta;
The chief's the aorta.
If it ruptures, that's all for you, Bud!
Limerick #47507 aorta
By Steve Andersen
Revised: 21 Aug 2008

Defines:

Status: approved
The literal target of Morta
Is likely to be your aorta.
Losing blood from your ticker
Will kill you much quicker,
A process that's slicker (well sorta).
Morta is the fate that cuts the thread of life.
Limerick #33711 aorta
By Bob Dvorak
Revised: 03 Apr 2012

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Wordplay: Puns
I was sent in to be my doc's debtor
When I fainted, a breather and sweater.
It was money well spent
On my hospital stent,
And I'll find that aortae get better.
Limerick #36357 aorta
By Mary
Revised: 21 Oct 2007

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Medicine: Cardiology
They X-rayed the heart of old Mort: a
Quick look at one artery's sorta
Unusual twist.
But was Mortimer pissed
When they called it a "tortured aorta"!
tortured aorta: medical term for the condition in which the main artery from the heart has a twist in it

Mortimer's radiologist said no treatment was necessary, and when Mort applied to his family doctor for further information, he was told that the condition was brought on by old age and was not dangerous.
Limerick #75021 aorta
By GaZoom
Revised: 16 Apr 2012

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Anatomy, human misc.
There's a trunk in your trunk that extends
From your heart, full of blood, then descends.
The aorta will feed
Every branch that you need—
The most heartfelt of all bosom friends!
The aorta rises up from the heart for a short distance, then makes a U-turn in the chest (the aortic arch) before descending through the torso.
Limerick #96751 abdominal aorta
By Aliza
Revised: 09 Jan 2017

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Anatomy, human misc., Medicine: Cardiology
I went to the doc with abdominal
Aorta
occlusion — not nominal.
The big artery's hard,
So she'll scrape out the lard
With her surgical skills quite phenomenal!
abdominal aorta: one of the larger arteries in a mammal, running next to the spine from the diaphragm down to the pelvis
Limerick #42209 coarctation
The aorta's the common location
For narrowing called coarctation
Which surgeons repair,
If they dare, with great care
In the kids with this strange aberration.
Coarctation of the aorta is a birth defect that involves a constriction of the main artery leading from the heart, producing increased blood pressure in the upper part of the body. It is often diagnosed in childhood or young adulthood, and may be surgically repaired, and occasionally may be treated by balloon angioplasty.
Limerick #51328 abdominal aorta
By John Young
Revised: 04 Jan 2009

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Medicine: Surgery, misc.
When I suffered a ruptured aorta,
I was given the blood of my daughter.
The bleeding (abdominal)
Was truly phenomenal;
Thank heaven blood's thicker than water.
(ay-AW-tuh, DAW-tuh, U.K.)

The aorta is the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart. It is called the thoracic aorta as it passes through the chest but the abdominal aorta once it is below the diaphragm. It ends by dividing into the two iliac arteries.
Limerick #64344 descending aorta
By mephistopheles
Revised: 21 Feb 2010

Defines:

Status: approved
Topics: Anatomy, human misc.
From your heart, your aorta goes bending,
Then it branches, towards pelvis extending.
Though you stand on your head,
Nonetheless, it is said,
Your descending aorta's descending.