- p. hepatis [TA] a transverse fissure on the visceral surface of the liver between the caudate and quadrate lobes, lodging the portal vein, hepatic artery, hepatic nerve plexus, hepatic ducts, and lymphatic vessels. SYN: caudal transverse fissure, portal fissure.
- p. lienis SYN: splenic hilum.
- p. pulmonis SYN: hilum of lung.
- p. renis SYN: hilum of kidney.
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por·ta 'pȯrt-ə n, pl por·tae -ē an opening in a bodily part where the blood vessels, nerves, or ducts leave and enter: HILUM
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n.
the aperture in an organ through which its associated vessels pass. Such an opening occurs in the liver (porta hepatis).
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por·ta (porґtə) pl. porґtae [L.] anatomical nomenclature for an opening, especially the site of entrance to an organ of the blood vessels and other structures supplying or draining it.Medical dictionary. 2011.