porta

/ (ˈpɔːtə) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for porta

C14: from Latin: gate, entrance

Words nearby porta

port-of-spain, port-salut, port-wine stain, port-étienne, port., porta, porta-potti, portabella, portability, portable, portacaval

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Example sentences from the Web for porta

Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta Potty.”
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Four more figures from the old façade, now standing outside the Porta Romana of Florence, are misused and saddened relics.
Donatello|David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
Then she made her way to the Porta Basilica and passed into the church.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
The Forum is usually approached from the west side by the short, steep street leading from the Porta Marina.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

Clearly not a matter within the actual experience of either Porta or Gilbert.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester
Porta Spezzeria is higher up, with the remains of a tufa bridge; near by are the remains of an Etruscan columbaria.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

Medical definitions for porta

porta

[ pôr′tə ]

n. pl. por•tae (-tē)

hilum

interventricular foramen