Definitions | orifice |
| noun (Plural: orifices)
- A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
Etymology: w:Middle English, Middle English, from w:Old French, Old French, from w:Vulgar Latin, Late Latin orificium, compound of os, mouth + -ficium.
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