The scar left on the seed from its attachment point to the placenta.
The scar of the seed at its point of attachment.
In botany, the central part in a starch grain, surrounded by layers of starch.
A hollow where blood vessels or nerve fibres enter an organ such as a kidney or lung.
An indented surface of the lung; plural is hila.
A term applied to the depression on organs such as the lung, kidney, and spleen, where the vessels and nerves enter, and around which the lymphatic glands cluster. The hilum of the lung is also known as its root.
A depression or recess at the exit or entrance of a duct into a gland or of nerves and vessels into an organ.
The term “hilum” refers to a small notch or depression on the surface of an internal organ. This is where structures such as blood vessels or nerve fibers enter or exit the organ. For instance, the hilum of the lung marks the connection with the primary bronchus and the major vessels. The term “hilus” is frequently used interchangeably with “hilum”.
The location on the surface of an organ where blood vessels, nerves, and other ducts enter or exit.