orifices
Anatomical entry points
Orifices is the plural of orifice, an opening in the body or other structure through which something may pass.
The word typically refers to natural body openings—mouth, nostrils, ears, anus, urethra, vagina: The doctor examined all visible orifices.
Technical contexts extend it to any hole or aperture: gas escaping through orifices in the pipe.
Breathing holes in face
- mouthOral opening
- anusPosterior digestive opening
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- ear canalPassage to eardrum
vagina · cervix · pores · navel · pupils · meatus · sphincters · stoma
nostrils
Breathing holes in face
ear canal · vagina · cervix · pores · navel · pupils · meatus · sphincters · stoma · ducts
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
vent · slot · slit · perforation · pore · fissure · crack · crevice · chink · interstice
inlet
Water extending into land
spout · valve · drain · vent · exhaust · flue · intake · discharge · siphon · sluice
- gas equipmentgas pipes, gas burner, gas lines, gas valve, gas valves
orificesclosures
Acts of sealing shut
seals · barriers · blockages · obstructions · occlusions
orificesprotrusions
Things that jut out
projections · protuberances · bulges · bumps · nodules