noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hilum.
2. 2
   (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hilum

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus.

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