embouchementn.
/ɒmˈbuːʃmɒ̃//ɪmˈbuːʃmənt/ a. The mouth (of a river).
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1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands I. x. 188 A heavy sea is tumbling into the embouchment of the Dee.
b. Physiology. The point at which one vessel enters or leads into another.
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1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. ii. i. 214 The embouchement of the thoracic duct into the venous system is guarded by a valve.
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