'Portae' definitions:
Definition of 'Portae'
From: GCIDE
- Porta \Por"ta\, n.; pl. Port[ae]. [L., a gate. See Port a hole.] (Anat.) (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of Monro. --B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster]