Ostium
An ostium (plural ostia) in anatomy is a small opening or orifice.
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Ostium or ostia may refer to:
Human anatomy
- Ostium of fallopian tube
- Ostium of the uterus (disambiguation)
- Ostium primum of the developing heart
- Ostium secundum (foramen ovale) of the developing heart
- Ostium maxillare of the maxillary sinus
- Ostium vaginae (vaginal orifice)
- Coronary ostium (Opening of coronary arteries at root of aorta, superior to aortic valve)
- Sinus ostium an opening that connects a sinus to the nasal cavity itself.
Other uses
- Ostium (sponges), the pores of living sponges
- Ostia of female lepidoptera genitalia
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