Standard Lemma guide

hilus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhaɪ.ləs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A hilum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the hilus of the kidney

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hilum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fissure

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus.