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> 1 sense of the word
orifice
:
NOUN
body
orifice
,
opening
,
porta
an
aperture
or
hole
that
opens
into a
bodily cavity
orifice > pronunciation
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ao'rahfahs
Rhymes
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English
>
orifice
: 1 sense
> noun 1, body
Meaning
An
aperture
or
hole
that
opens
into a
bodily cavity
.
Example
"the
orifice
into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Synonyms
opening
,
porta
Narrower
anus
The
excretory
opening
at the
end
of the
alimentary canal
aortic orifice
The
orifice
from the lower left
chamber
of the
heart
to the
aorta
blastopore
The
opening
into the
archenteron
cardia
The
opening
into the
stomach
and that part of the
stomach
connected to the
esophagus
cervix
,
uterine cervix
,
cervix uteri
necklike
opening
to the
uterus
fenestra
A
small
opening
covered with
membrane
(especially one in the
bone
between the
middle
and
inner ear
)
fontanelle
,
fontanel
,
soft spot
Any
membranous
gap
between the
bones
of the
cranium
in an
infant
or
fetus
introitus
entrance
or
opening
to a hollow
organ
or
tube
(especially the
vaginal
opening
)
mouth
The
externally
visible part of the
oral cavity
on the
face
and the system of
organs
surrounding the
opening
naris
Any of the
openings
to the
nasal cavities
that allow air to flow through the
cavities
to the
pharynx
os
A
mouth
or
mouthlike
opening
porta hepatis
opening
for
major
blood vessels
to enter and leave the
liver
pylorus
A
small
circular
opening
between the
stomach
and the
duodenum
rima
A narrow
elongated
opening
or
fissure
between two
symmetrical
parts
spiracle
A
breathing
orifice
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
)
urethral orifice
,
external orifice
The
orifice
through which
urine
is discharged
vent
external
opening
of
urinary
or
genital system
of a lower vertebrate
Broader
passage
,
passageway
A
path
or
channel
or
duct
through or along which something may pass