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hilus

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hilus [ˈhaɪləs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a rare word for hilum [2]
[via New Latin from Latin: a trifle]
hilar  adj
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Noun1.hilus - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
hilum
fissure - (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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Resim 2c de; sol hilusdaki vaskuler yapilar (ince beyaz ok) sag hilus ile (uzun beyaz oklar) karsilastirildiginda daha ince gorulmektedir.
X-Ray-evaluation/Radyolojik degerlendirme by Celebi, Solmaz; Varlier, Nigar; Hacimustafaoglu, Mustafa / Journal of Pediatric Infection
The infestation mimics a slow-growing tumor and infiltrates the liver and the surrounding structures, especially the portal hilus, the hepatic veins, the inferior vena cava, and the biliary system.
Radiological case of the month: Omer Etlik, MD by Etlik, Omer / Applied Radiology
We noticed [Alzheimer's-]related neuronal loss in two subdivisions that normally lose neurons with age, the hilus and the subiculum, but also noticed neuronal loss in CA1, a region in which there is no evidence of normal age-related loss," they report.
Alzheimer's causes unique cell death by Adler, Tina / Science News
 
 
 
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