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orifice
/ˈɔɹəfɪs/
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What does orifice mean?
noun
- A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
- One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (derogatory, slang) A stupid or objectionable person.
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IPA pronunciation
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It was found that a cotton swab about 3/8 of an inch in diameter could with difficulty penetrate the vaginal orifice.
Below this repulsive orifice the face was quite blank to the chin, for the thing had no mouth that I could discover.
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The figures start in their order from the bottom of the tunnel dug in the bramble and proceed upwards to the orifice.
As the chyme is formed, it passes out of the other orifice of the stomach, and enters the first intestine or 'duodenum'.
The duodenum proceeded from the depression marking the lesser arch of the organ midway between the cardiac orifice and the right extremity.