Porta

[pɔ:tә]

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

(n.) The foramen of Monro.

Typist: Mason

n. the part of an organ where its vessels and ducts enter esp. the transverse fissure of the liver: the foramen of Monro.

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Porta feriti! Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
I entered Eternal Rome by the Porta del Popolo, and saluted with awe its time-honoured space. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Simmons lived a long way out in the town toward the Porta Magenta. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.

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