porta
noun C2- The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
- The foramen of Monro.
Plural portae
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The coachman went up the Via di Ripetta and the Porta San Paolo; and when they were two hundred yards outside, as the Frenchman became somewhat too forward, Beppo put a brace of pistols to his head, the coachman pulled up and did the same.
The carriage entered by the Porta del Popolo, turned to the left, and stopped at the Hôtel d’Espagne.
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