About The Word Porta
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Porta
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What's The Definition Of Porta?
[n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Porta: opening | orifice Related Terms | Find terms related to Porta: 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 Porta In Webster's Dictionary \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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