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hilum

/'haɪləm/

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

type of:
fissure
noun
the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
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type of:
point

Definition that contains hilum

hilar of or relating to or located near a hilum
caruncle an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
caruncula an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds