Orifice

Introduction: Orifice

Description of Orifice

Orifice: an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Orifice: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Orifice:

• Aperture
• Opening
• Cavity (91 causes)
• Aorta
• Aorta disease
• Aorta disorder
• Lower
• Left

Terms associated with Orifice:

Terms Similar to Orifice:

• opening
• porta

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Orifice:

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

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Orifice

• passage
• passageway

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Orifice

The following list attempts to classify Orifice into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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