HILAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or located near a hilum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

hilum (the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle)

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