Robert Town is quoted in a major Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article exploring the unusually high costs of some hospital care in its region of Wisconsin. Town, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Health Care Management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and an LDI Senior Fellow.
Definitions for porousËpÉr És, ËpoÊr-. porous(adj) able to absorb fluids. the partly porous walls of our digestive system; compacting the soil to make it less porous. porous, poriferous(adj) full of pores or vessels or holes. holey, porous(adj) allowing passage in and out.
The definition of porous is a material that is able to easily absorb fluids or allow liquid to pass through. A material through which liquid can easily pass is an example of a porous material. porous. porous. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.