Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy: The entrance or great transverse fissure of the liver: especially in the term vena portæ, the portal vein (which see, under
portal ). See cut underliver . - noun The foramen of Monro; especially, the lateral orifice of the Y-shaped foramen which opens communication between each of the lateral ventricles of the brain and the third ventricle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.
- noun The foramen of Monro.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The part of the
liver or otherorgan where itsvessels andnerves enter; thehilum . - noun anatomy The foramen of Monro.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can't even go to the Renaissance Faire and call the porta-potties "privies."
Voices, voices Jess Granger 2009
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I can't even go to the Renaissance Faire and call the porta-potties "privies."
Archive 2009-08-01 Jess Granger 2009
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It has what is called a porta santa, which we saw walled up, in front of the church, one side of the main entrance.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1. Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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It has what is called a porta santa, which we saw walled up, in front of the church, one side of the main entrance.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Complete Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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I could call a porta-john an open source poop consortium.
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The execution of this work won the brothers such a reputation in their native place, that, when they returned to S.ena after the death of Giovanni, they were both appointed architects of the S.ate, so that in the year 1317 the north front of the Duomo was made under their direction, and in 1321 the building of the wall of the porta Romana, then known as the porta S. Martino, was begun from their plans in its present style, being finished in 1326.
The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) Giorgio Vasari 1542
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It's a combination of 'porta' (behave) and 'te' (yourself) and requires the accent over the 'o' to indicate where the stress should appropriately fall in the pronunciation of the word.
what does this mean? 2002
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The only legend WhichDoktorHunt is would be the one on the map, pointing out where the porta potties are located.
Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010
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Another impressive thing, according to our friend Bernard is that for 5000 seats the concert organizers have calculated only 10 porta-potties!
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Waiting patiently in line with the men, I notice a remarkable contrast: the modern porta-potties are lined up within an ancient stone alcove.
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