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orifice definition

ori·fice (ôr′ə fis, är′-)

noun

a mouth or aperture of a tube, cavity, etc.; opening

Etymology: Fr < LL orificium < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see oral) + -ficere < facere, to make, do

Related Forms:

  • orificial or′i·fi′·cial (-fis̸h′əl) adjective

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