What does hilum mean in crosswords?

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

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hilum

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈhaɪ.ləm/Part of speech nounSorted hilmuStarts with HEnds with M0 clues

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

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).

“The hilum is very prominent in some species and nearly flat in others.”
“In central hilum starch grains the grain is laid down around the hilum in the form of concentric layers.”
“The shadows of the hila on chest X-ray are mainly formed by the pulmonary arteries (PAs) and some of their main branches and the upper pulmonary veins (PVs).”

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