porta noun.
['pɔ:tǝ] LME.[mod. Latin from Latin = gate.]
Anatomy.
1. An opening in an organ at which major blood-vessels enter;
spec. =
porta hepatis below.
LME.2. The portal vein. Now
rare.
LME.Phrases: porta hepatis
['hɛpǝtɪs] [= of the liver] the transverse fissure of the liver, through which pass various major vessels, nerves, and ducts.
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porta- combining form.
['pɔ:tǝ][from PORTABLE.]Forming names (often proprietary) of movable or portable objects, as
Portakabin,
Portaloo, etc.
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