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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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