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porta

porta noun: the part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.

Noun

porta (plural portae)

  1. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
  2. The foramen of Monro.
    • the porta permits the passage of injection mass from the aula into the procælia1882, Burt Green Wilder, Anatomical Technology

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Porta

Porta (plural Portas)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Porta

Porta (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis, chiefly Baguio) Ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Forms of porta

Noun
pluralportae
Proper noun
pluralPortas

Origin of porta

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

Questions about porta

What does porta mean?
Porta means the part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
What part of speech is porta?
Porta can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of porta?
The plural of porta is portae.

Words near porta in the dictionary

  1. port-wine stain
  2. port-wine stains
  3. port-winey
  4. port-winy
  5. Port.
  6. porta
  7. porta-
  8. porta-potties
  9. porta-potty
  10. porta-puppies
  11. porta-puppy

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