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Hilum

Hilum Meaning & Definition
Hilum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hilum?

[n] (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
[n] the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hilum: hilus

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See Also | fissure | point

Hilum In Webster's Dictionary

\Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.] 1. (Bot.) 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.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.

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