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Meatus vs Orifice - What's the difference?

meatus | orifice |

As nouns the difference between meatus and orifice

is that meatus is a tubular opening or passage in the body while orifice is a mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as.

meatus

English

(wikipedia meatus)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A tubular opening or passage in the body.
    • The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penis in males, and in the vulva in females.
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * meatal * meatometer * meatoscope * meatotomy

    See also

    * ear canal * foramen

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    orifice

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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