"porta-" meaning in English

See porta- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} porta-, {{en-prefix}} porta-
  1. portable. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-porta--en-prefix-en:portable
  2. (biology, medicine) Alternative form of porto- (“portal vein”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: porto- (extra: portal vein) Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-porta--en-prefix-en:portal_vein Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Derived forms: portacabin, portacot, portacrib, portajohn, portaloo, portapak, portapack, portapotty, porta-puppy, portastudio, portacaval, portasystemic

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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