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hilus

/ ˈhaɪləs /

noun

  1. a rare word for hilum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhilar, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hilus1

C19: via New Latin from Latin: a trifle
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Example Sentences

The vascular stroma of the hilus has, moreover, greatly increased in quantity.

In the case of the other ovaries there is a hilus of stroma—the zona vasculosa—internal to the egg-bearing region.

Notice that all the vessels leave and enter the kidney at the hilus.

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