hilum

Nouns

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

Synonyms

hilus

Words of close approximity

hilus
hill Hilo hilt
hilar hilly hilus