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hilus
DEFINITIONS OF:
hilus
1
n
(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
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
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