‖ porta Anat.
(ˈpɔətə)
[L., a gate; also applied to a part of the liver (Cic.). See port n.3]
a. The transverse fissure of the liver, at which the portal vein, hepatic artery, etc. enter it: the portal fissure. Also applied to a similar part in other organs. b. The vena portæ or portal vein: see portal a. 2.
| 1398 Trevisa Barth De P.R. v. xxxix. (Bodl. MS.) lf. 21 b/1 Oute of the brode holownes of þe lyuour comeþ a veyne, þat phisicians clepen porta. c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 26 Smale veynes þat comen out of þe veyne þat is clepid porta. 1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Porta, the same with Vena Portæ. 1895 Syd. Soc. Lex., Porta..term applied by anatomists to that fissure in the liver (the transverse or portal fissure) by which the vessels enter... Sometimes also extended to other organs... P. omentorum..a name for the foramen of Winslow..P. renum, the hilum of the kidney. |