Definition of porta Porta
/pɔˈɹtʌ/ - [portu] -
We found 6 definitions of porta from 4 different sources.
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WordNet
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| porta - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" | ||
| orifice, opening | ||
| passageway, passage a passage between rooms or between buildings | ||
| vent external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate | ||
| blastopore the opening into the archenteron | ||
| aortic orifice the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta | ||
| stoma a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) | ||
| porta hepatis opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver | ||
| spiracle a breathing orifice | ||
| mouth the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" | ||
| os a mouth or mouthlike opening | ||
| cervix uteri, uterine cervix, cervix necklike opening to the uterus | ||
| fenestra a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) | ||
| cardia the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus | ||
| introitus entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus of the vagina" | ||
| external orifice, urethral orifice the orifice through which urine is discharged | ||
| pylorus a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum | ||
| anus the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal | ||
| fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | ||
| naris any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- porta (n.)
The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. - porta (n.)
The foramen of Monro.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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porta
pōr′ta, n. the part of an organ where its vessels and ducts enter, esp. the transverse fissure of the liver: the foramen of Monro
