ostium

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ostium

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Borrowed from Latin ōstium.

noun ostia

A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage.
Any of the small openings or pores in a sponge.
The mouth of a river.

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noun small opening or orifice

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"ostium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ostium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ostium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ostium

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"ostium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ostium.

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@misc{ostium_2026,
  title = {ostium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ostium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}