Hilum

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hilus
plural
Hilums
possessive
Hilum's
pluralpossessive
Hilums'