Associations to the word «Ostium»

Wiktionary

OSTIUM, noun. A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage.
OSTIUM, noun. Any of the small openings or pores in a sponge.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley