ostium

(ästē əm)

noun pl. ostia

Anat. an opening or orifice

Origin: L ostium: see ostiary

See ostium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. os·ti·a (-tē-ə)
  1. A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage.
  2. Any of the small openings or pores in a sponge.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ōstium, door, opening

Origin: , from ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots

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