HILA

HILUM

hilus, hilum

(noun) (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; “the hilus of the kidney”

hilum

(noun) the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hila

plural of hilum

Anagrams

• Hail, Hlai, hail

Source: Wiktionary


HILUM

Hi"lum, n. Etym: [L., a little thing, trifle.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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