Hilum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hilum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Hilum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hilum n (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" Synonym(s): hilus, hilum the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. 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.