PORTA

(Lat.), n. f. PoVt'a3. 1. A gate or entrance, [a, 48.1 2. The rima vulvas. 3. Of Hyrtl, the hilum of a viscus. [L, 349 ] 4. Of Wilder, the foramen of Monro. [J, 55.] P. hepatic, P. jecoris. The transverse fi ure of the liver, where its ve els enter [L, 304.] P. labyrinth!. See FENESTRA rotunda. P. lien is. See HILUM of the spleen. P. oinenti. See FORAMEN of Winslow. P. pulmonis. See HILUM pulmonis.P. ren is. The hilum of the kidney. [L, 7.] PORTAL,, adj. Po"r't'l. From porta, a gate. 1. Pertaining to a porta, especially the porta hepatis, or to the parts there situated. 2. Pertaining to the portal circulation. [C.] [s. 313]