orifice
noun
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Sense 1 noun
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | afford |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | open |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | passageway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blastopore |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aortic orifice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stoma |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | porta hepatis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiracle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | os |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | uterine cervix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fenestra |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | introitus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | urethral orifice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pylorus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fontanelle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rima |