A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AORTA

Wed, 10 Apr '24
Feeder of the iliac arteries
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Major artery
Fri, 5 Jan '24
The brachiocephalic trunk branches from it
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Major blood vessel
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Passage straight from the heart
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Major artery
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Vital artery
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Blood line
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Main artery
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Main artery
Thu, 22 Apr '21
Vital trunk
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Main line from the heart