Hilum (Noun)
Meaning 1
The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Related Words
Meaning 2
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The hilum of the lung is the part where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lung.
- The surgeon carefully dissected the hilum of the kidney to repair the damaged renal artery.
- The anatomical location of the hilum of the spleen is on the medial surface, where the splenic vessels and nerves enter.
- The radiologist examined the CT scan to identify the hilum of the liver, where the hepatic artery and portal vein enter.
- The hilum of the ovary is the point of attachment for the ovarian ligament and the entry point for the ovarian vessels and nerves.