Definitions for: Hilum

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

Webster (1913) Definition: Hi"lum, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.]
1. (Bot.) 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.

2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the
blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum
of the kidney.

Synonyms: hilus

See Also: fissure, point

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