PORTA

orifice, opening, porta

(noun) an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; “the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

porta (plural portae)

(anatomy) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.

(anatomy) The foramen of Monro.

Anagrams

• Prato, aport, atrop-, op art

Proper noun

Porta (plural Portas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Porta is the 18766th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1461 individuals. Porta is most common among White (76.45%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.01%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Prato, aport, atrop-, op art

Source: Wiktionary


Por"ta, n.; pl. Portæ. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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