Associations to the word «Porta»

Wiktionary

PORTA, noun. (anatomy) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
PORTA, noun. (anatomy) The foramen of Monro.

Dictionary definition

PORTA, noun. An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca