hilum, n.
(hila)
freq. cnt. 5
(hila)
freq. cnt. 5
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
hilum hilus
sample sentences
"the hilus of the kidney"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
<noun.plant>
hilum