See Also: porta renis(medicine)
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porta(dictionary)
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Porta Potti(dictionary)
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Apart Hotel Porta Westfalica(tourism)
Porta Potti . Also Portapotty & other vars. noun phr.(dictionary)

oestrous (iou) and porta renis (medicine)


oestrous (iou)



oestrous adjective. Also *estrous. E20.
[from OESTRUS + -OUS.]
Zoology & Physiology. Pertaining to or involving (an) oestrus; menstrual; (of a female animal) on or in heat.
oestrous cycle the cyclic series of physiological changes preceding, including, and following oestrus that takes place in most female mammals and involves esp. the reproductive and endocrine systems.
oestrual adjective [irreg., app. after menstrual] pertaining to or affected by (an) oestrus; menstrual; oestrous: M19.
oestru'ation noun the state of being in oestrus M19.

porta renis (medicine)


porta renis -->
hilum of kidney


The depression on the medial border of the kidney through which pass the segmental renal vessels and renal nerves and where the apex of the renal pelvis occurs.

Synonym: hilum renalis, porta renis.