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  1. 1. n. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak. Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. Addison. Source: webster
  4. 4. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as,the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak.Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. Addison. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity Source: ecdict

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