porta

1. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
2. The foramen of Monro.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porta (“a gate”). See port.

Synonyms

gate

opening

orifice

gateway

git

hilum

phylum

port

portal

geat

hilus

barrier

gating waveform

door

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floodgate

Translations

سمّ

ثُغْرَة

فتْحة

فُوهة

سِماْم

orifici

στόμιο

άνοιγμα

orifice

ouverture

orificio

orifizio

orifício

abertura

puerta

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