orifice
noun/ˈɒrɪfɪs/
/ˈɔːrɪfɪs/
(formal or humorous)- a hole or opening, especially one in the body
- the nasal orifice
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from late Latin orificium, from os, or- ‘mouth’ + facere ‘make’.Definitions on the go
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