Definition of hilum Hilum
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We found 9 definitions of hilum from 5 different sources.
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What does hilum mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hilums |
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| hilum - the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| hilum - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" | ||
| hilus | ||
| fissure (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes | ||
| general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hilum (Noun)
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. - hilum (Noun)
The nucleus of a starch grain. - hilum (Noun)
A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessel s enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hilum (n.)
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. - hilum (n.)
The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hilum
hī′lum, n. the scar on a seed at the point of union with the placenta: (anat.) the depression at the place where ducts, vessels, and nerves enter an organ.—adj. Hī′lar. [L.]
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🔤- hilum, noun, singular of hila.
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