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hilum
noun
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
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ˈhaɪ.ləm
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noun
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
“The hilus of the kidney”
noun
The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
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The hilus of the kidney
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