What is the part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney called?
hilum — (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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