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Meaning of the word orifice in English

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orifice

US /ˈɔːr.ə.fɪs/
UK /ˈɔːr.ə.fɪs/
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Noun

1.

a mouth or aperture, as of a tube or pipe, or of a cavity in the body

Example:
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The surgeon carefully examined the small orifice.
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Water flowed out of the narrow orifice.
Synonym:
apertureopeningholeventmouth
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