porta

noun

anatomy an aperture in an organ, such as the liver, esp one providing an opening for blood vessels

Word Origin

C14: from Latin: gate, entrance

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Examples from the Web for porta

Contemporary Examples

Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta Potty.”
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Asawin Suebsaeng
January 6, 2015

Historical Examples

But on this subject, you can consult Jean Baptista, Porta, and others.
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet
We reached the Porta Fodesta, and peremptorily bade the guard to open for us.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini
The gate is a little more than a mile from the Porta Salaria.
Pagan and Christian Rome
Rodolfo Lanciani
Answer was brought that they were to enter by the Porta del Popolo.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
What is the worth of that quarry of yours to the south of the Porta Triumphalis?'
The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864
Various

porta in Medicine

porta

(pôr′tə)

n. pl. por•tae (-tē)

porta

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for porta

Contemporary Examples

Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta Potty.”

Historical Examples

But on this subject, you can consult Jean Baptista, Porta, and others.

We reached the Porta Fodesta, and peremptorily bade the guard to open for us.

The gate is a little more than a mile from the Porta Salaria.

Answer was brought that they were to enter by the Porta del Popolo.

What is the worth of that quarry of yours to the south of the Porta Triumphalis?'

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