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hilum

Meaning

noun

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

Synonyms for hilum

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