"porion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poria [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros) + -ιον (-ion). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{suffix|grc|πόρος|-ιον|nocat=1}} πόρος (póros) + -ιον (-ion) Head templates: {{en-noun|poria}} porion (plural poria)
  1. (anatomy) The point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal, and underlying the tragus. Wikipedia link: porion Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-porion-en-noun-H1SXL4xU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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