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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
Etymology
Noun
hilum (plural hila)
(botany) 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.
(botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
(anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta.
Synonyms
• (fissure): porta
Source: Wiktionary
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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