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Definition of Portal
1. Noun. A grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically). "The portals of success"
2. Noun. A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet. "A portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc."
3. Noun. A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
Exact synonyms: Hepatic Portal Vein, Portal Vein, Vena Portae
Group relationships: Portal System
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Portal System
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Definition of Portal
1. n. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery.
Definition of Portal
1. a door, gate, or entrance [n -S] : PORTALED [adj]