n05249636
type | n |
lex_filenum | 08 |
def | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
examples | the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
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Hypernym | passage, passageway |
Derivationally related form | opening → open |
Derivationally related form | opening → open |
Hyponym | vent; blastopore; aortic orifice; stoma; porta hepatis; spiracle; mouth; os; cervix, uterine cervix, cervix uteri; fenestra; cardia; introitus; urethral orifice, external orifice; pylorus; anus; fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot; naris; rima |
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Hypernym | vent; blastopore; aortic orifice; stoma; porta hepatis; spiracle; mouth; os; cervix, uterine cervix, cervix uteri; fenestra; cardia; introitus; urethral orifice, external orifice; pylorus; anus; fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot; naris; rima |
Hyponym | passage, passageway |
Derivationally related form | open → opening |
Derivationally related form | open → opening |
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