porta

Speech parts

1. porta - Noun

2. Porta - Proper noun

Meaning

The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.

The foramen of Monro.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

opening door portal orifice harbour port archway carry bring passage entrance gap gate initiative threshold
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Antonyms

avoid block stand bar delay weaken
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Hypernyms

passage passageway

Hyponyms

rima fontanelle mouth vent cervix anus

Phrases with the word

porta-puppy porta-crib

Derivatives

portae

Anagrams

aport Prato trapo

Examples

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

Additionally, Italian sculptor Pietro Consagra and Senator Ludovico Corrao formed an open-air museum with a Consagra sculpture "Porta del Belice" or "Door to Belice" at the entrance. Source: Internet

Additional funeral stations were located at Piazza Firenze and at Porta Romana. Source: Internet

A church ( San Giovanni a Porta Latina ) dedicated to him was built near the Latin gate of Rome, the traditional site of this event. Source: Internet

A few survive from later times, including a first milestone near the porta Appia. Source: Internet

Defending Italy Against the Iuthungi The Porta Asinara, a gate in the Aurelian Walls The burden of the northern barbarians was not yet over, however. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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