Akademik

hilus

noun

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

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the hilus of the kidney

• Syn: ↑hilum

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hilar (for: ↑hilum)

• Topics: ↑anatomy, ↑general anatomy

• Hypernyms: ↑fissure

Useful english dictionary. 2012.