hilus
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hilus
(ˈhaɪləs)n
(Anatomy) a rare word for hilum2
[C19: via New Latin from Latin: a trifle]
ˈhilar adj
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Noun | 1. | hilus - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" 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 |