portal

Definitions


[ˈpɔːtl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large and imposing one

- a website or web page providing access or links to other sites
(e.g: many healthcare providers already utilize portals through which a patient can access test results)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin portale, neuter (used as a noun) of portalis ‘like a gate’, from Latin porta ‘door, gate’


[ˈpɔːtl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to an opening in an organ through which major blood vessels pass, especially the transverse fissure of the liver


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin portalis, from Latin porta ‘gate’




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