hilus

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ləs/ === Noun === hilus (plural hili) (anatomy) A hilum. === Anagrams === Lushi, Shuli == Latin == === Alternative forms === hilum === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhiː.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.lus] === Noun === hīlus m (genitive hīlī); second declension (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun.