Meaning of PORTA
| Pronunciation: | | p'ortu
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| | Definition: | | [n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" |
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| | Synonyms: | | opening, orifice |
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| | See Also: | | anus, aortic orifice, arse, arsehole, asshole, blastopore, cardia, cervix, cervix uteri, external orifice, fenestra, fontanel, fontanelle, introitus, mouth, naris, os, passage, passageway, porta hepatis, pylorus, rima, soft spot, spiracle, stoma, urethral orifice, uterine cervix, vent | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Por"ta\, n.; pl. {Port[ae]}. [L., a gate. See {Port} a
hole.] (Anat.)
(a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels
and nerves enter; the hilus.
(b) The foramen of Monro. --B. G. Wilder.
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