Hilum: Definition with Hilum Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ. "The hilus of the kidney"

Exact synonyms: Hilus
Generic synonyms: Fissure
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Derivative terms: Hilar

2. Noun. The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.

Generic synonyms: Point
Derivative terms: Hilar

1. n. 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.

1. Noun. (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. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. a small opening in a bodily organ [n HILA]

1. The scar on a seed coat at the place where it was attached to its stalk during development. (11 Jan 1998)

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