Synset

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

sample sentences

"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

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derivationally related form

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hyponym

vent blastopore aortic orifice stoma porta hepatis spiracle mouth os cervix, uterine cervix, cervix uteri fenestra cardia introitus urethral orifice, external orifice pylorus anus fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot naris rima

hypernym

passage, passageway