One entry found for hilum.
Main Entry: hi·lum Pronunciation: ![]() ![]() ![]() Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural hi·la /-l ![]() 1 : a scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule 2 : a notch in or opening from a bodily part suggesting the hilum of a bean especially when it is where the blood vessels, nerves, or ducts leave and enter: as a : the indented part of a kidney b : the depression in the medial surface of a lung that forms the opening through which the bronchus, blood vessels, and nerves pass c : a shallow depression in one side of a lymph node through which blood vessels pass and efferent lymphatic vessels emerge |
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\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \ ![]() \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \ ![]() \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \ ![]() \ ![]() \ ![]() \ ![]() \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \ ![]() \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y ![]() \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |