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The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.

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  1. n. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.
  2. n. The foramen of Monro.
  3. n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
  4. (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of Monro. B. G. Wilder.
  5. n an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity