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orifice

Noun

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A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.

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the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart Source: Internet

A cylindrical cavity nine inches deep and 4.25 inches in diameter was connected to a circular orifice 1.375 inches in diameter and 1.375 inches deep. Source: Internet

After giving birth, the pseudo-penis is stretched and loses much of its original aspects; it becomes a slack-walled and reduced prepuce with an enlarged orifice with split lips. Source: Internet

And listeners will figure he’s just blowing smoke up their nether orifice! Source: Internet

For all concerned, it was turning out to be a very bad day at the orifice. Source: Internet

Amphibians, reptiles, and birds use the same orifice (known as the cloaca ) for excreting liquid and solid wastes, for copulation and egg -laying. Source: Internet

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