Definition of Hium
Hi"lum (?), n. [L., a little thing,
trifle.] 1. (Bot.) The eye of a bean or
other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule
or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile.
2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or
similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus;
as, the hilum of the kidney.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
- The nucleus of a starch grain.
- (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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