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porta

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porta /por·ta/ (por´tah) pl. por´tae   [L.] portal; an entrance, especially the site of entrance to an organ of the blood vessels and other structures supplying or draining it.
porta he´patis  the transverse fissure on the visceral surface of the liver where the portal vein and hepatic artery enter and the hepatic ducts leave.
por·ta (pôrt)
n. pl. por·tae (-t)
1. See hilum.
2. See interventricular foramen.
porta
pl. portae [L.] an entrance or gateway, especially the site where blood vessels and other supplying or draining structures enter an organ.
porta hepatis
the fissure on the visceral surface of the liver, where the portal vein and hepatic artery enter and the bile duct leaves. Called also portal fissure and transverse fissure.
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