Porta

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  • n. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
  • n. The foramen of Monro.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.
  • n. The foramen of Monro.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy: The entrance or great transverse fissure of the liver: especially in the term vena portæ, the portal vein (which see, under portal). See cut under liver.
  • n. The foramen of Monro; especially, the lateral orifice of the Y-shaped foramen which opens communication between each of the lateral ventricles of the brain and the third ventricle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    passageway    passage   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    uterine cervix    os    anus    spiracle    mouth    vent    fontanel    introitus    stoma    cardia   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Horta    aorta   
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    scena    Perle    reddit    dell'    recta    dietro    lume    venire    voglia    amicizia