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Meaning of orifice in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɔrəfəs/

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  1. Noun

    orifice

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from French, from late Latin orificium, from os, or-‘mouth’ + facere‘make’

    Definitions

    1. an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity

    Examples

    • « the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart »

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