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

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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

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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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