‖ hilus Anat.
(ˈhaɪləs)
[mod.Lat., altered from hilum.]
The point at which any one of the viscera has its junction with the vascular system; a notch or fissure where a vessel enters an organ.
| 1840 G. V. Ellis Anat. 528 The spleen..is convex externally towards the ribs, and flat or slightly concave internally; and this surface, turned to the stomach, is marked by a fissure or hilus in which the vessels enter. 1881 Mivart Cat 233 This tube..emerges from a fissure in the concave surface, called the hilus of the kidney. |