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porto-
- (anatomy) portal vein
- Alternative form of porta- (“portable”)
1989 April 15, Richard F. Tremblay, “Two Days”, in Gay Community News, page 8: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.
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