Meaning & use
hilum
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A small notch, scar, or opening on an organ or seed where vessels or attachments enter.
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The hilum of the lung is where the bronchus and blood vessels attach.
You can see the hilum on a kidney bean as the small scar where it once connected to the pod.
A note on using this word
Used in both anatomy (organs like the lung, kidney, and spleen) and botany (seeds).
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