porto-

prefix

portal vein

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Meanings

prefix
  1. anatomyportal vein
  2. alternativeAlternative form of porta- (“portable”).

    The daily shower is the most treasured part of my day. Last summer I went three months without one: it's kind of hard to keep yourself clean when you've got a porto-catheter and bandages protruding from your chest, or an i.v. implanted in your arm.

    1989 April 15, Richard F. Tremblay, “Two Days”, in Gay Community News, page 8
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APA

porto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porto-

MLA

“porto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porto-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porto-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porto-.

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