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orifice - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'orifice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orifice [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'orifice' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . orifice [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Example in sentence:
  • the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart

Nearby Words:

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