HILUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
   Synonym(s)
   • hilum (what does hilum mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the hilus of the kidney
   Hypernyms(s) hilus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)