orifice (n)
opening (n)
porta (n)

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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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