Hilus (Noun)
Meaning
(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 renal hilus is the point of entry and exit for the renal vessels and the ureter.
- The hilus of the lung is the point where the pulmonary artery and veins enter the lung.
- A radiologist examining a computed tomography scan can identify the normal hilus of the kidney.
- The hilus of the lymph node is where the lymphatic vessels and nerves enter and exit the node.
- In a detailed anatomical drawing of the spleen, the artist carefully rendered the hilus where the splenic vessels enter the organ.