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orifice
('/O/r/@/f/I/s )

noun (n)

  • an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity(noun.body)
    Example:
    The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart.
    Synonym:
    opening, porta
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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