Found 3 items, similar to hilum.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: hilum hilus
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hilum hilum n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; “the hilus of the kidney” [syn: hilus] 2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle [also: hila (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hilum Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.] 1. (Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney. [1913 Webster]