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Os·ti·a

(ŏs′tē-ə, ô′styä)

An ancient city of west-central Italy at the mouth of the Tiber River. According to legend, it was founded in the seventh century bc. Ostia developed as a port after the first century bc and declined after the third century ad.

os·ti·a

(ŏs′tē-ə)

Plural of ostium.

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Ostia

(ˈɒstɪə)

(Placename) an ancient town in W central Italy, originally at the mouth of the Tiber but now about 6 km (4 miles) inland: served as the port of ancient Rome; harbours built by Claudius and Trajan; ruins excavated since 1854

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Os•ti•a

(ˈɒs ti ə)

n.

a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century B.C.; site of ancient port of Rome.

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The very name assumed by his host of Monte Cristo and again repeated by the landlord of the Hotel de Londres, abundantly proved to him that his island friend was playing his philanthropic part on the shores of Piombino, Civita-Vecchio, Ostia, and Gaeta, as on those of Corsica, Tuscany, and Spain; and further, Franz bethought him of having heard his singular entertainer speak both of Tunis and Palermo, proving thereby how largely his circle of acquaintances extended.

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The levels and number of coronary ostia are occasionally variable.

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Double RCAs are usually from two separate ostia or a single ostium (2-6).

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(1), which relies on both the number of venous ostia and drainage patterns.

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Or Ostia, the sea of Rome which is about 30 kilometres from the capital.

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It is better to convince the surgeons to use tiny rings to help in marking the ostia of the vein grafts which can substantially aid the interventionist to localize the ostia during subsequent angiographic studies.