hilus meaning

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

Definition of hilus

  1. (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
    • the hilus of the kidney

    Synonyms: hilum

    Type of: fissure

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

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