Hilus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hilus \Hi"lus\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
     Same as {Hilum}, 2.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hilus
       n : (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or
           ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
           [syn: {hilum}]
       [also: {hili} (pl)]