porta

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porta (“a gate”). See port.

noun

  1. (anatomy) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
  2. (anatomy) The foramen of Monro.
    the porta permits the passage of injection mass from the aula into the procælia 1882, Burt Green Wilder, Anatomical Technology

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