different between hilum vs perihilar

English

Alternative forms

• hilus

Etymology

From Latin h?lum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?.l?m/
• Hyphenation: hi?lum

Noun

hilum (plural hila)

1. (botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
2. (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
3. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta.

Synonyms

• (fissure): porta

Related terms

• hilar

Translations

Further reading

• Hilum (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hilum (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, possibly Semitic source.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?hi?.lum/, [?hi??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?i.lum/, [?i?lum]

Noun

h?lum n (genitive h?l?); second declension

1. trifle
2. (in the negative) not a whit, not in the least

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• Catalan: hílum
• English: hilum, hilus
• French: hile
• German: Hilum
• Italian: ilo
• Portuguese: hilo
• Spanish: hilio

References

• hilum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hilum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• hilum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• hilum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• hilum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Etymology

peri- +? hilar

Adjective

perihilar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Surrounding the hilum