Hilum may refer to:
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Hilum (anatomy), a part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter the body
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Hilum (botany), a scar on a seed or spore created by detachment
See also
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Fovea (disambiguation)
Fovea () (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae ) is a term in anatomy. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure.
Human anatomy
*Fovea centralis of the retina
* Fovea buccalis or Dimple
* Fovea of the femoral head
* Trochlear fovea of the fr ...
, another term associated with pits or depressions in anatomy and botany
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Hila (disambiguation) Hila may refer to:
*plural form of Hilum
*Village in Israel: Mitzpe Hila
* Hila (given name), in Hebrew
* For the Islamic concept of "stratagem", see Ḥiyal
* Hila, Ambon, the town on the Indonesian island of Ambon where Fort Amsterdam was sited. ...
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Hilum of kidney
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Hilum of lung
The root of the lung is a group of structures that emerge at the hilum of each lung, just above the middle of the mediastinal surface and behind the cardiac impression of the lung. It is nearer to the back (posterior border) than the front (an ...
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Hilum of lymph node
A lymph node, or lymph gland, is a kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system. A large number of lymph nodes are linked throughout the body by the lymphatic vessels. They are major sites of lymphocytes that includ ...
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Splenic hilum
* Hailam, the Hokkien name for
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
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