meaning of hilum
1. 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. The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
3. anatomy a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the
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