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Where does “hilus” come from?

hilus (English) comes from Latin hilus — A depression or fissure through which ducts,...

hilus (English): A hilum

Definitions

  1. A hilum

Ancestry of “hilus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhilusA depression or fissure through which ducts,...
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