a scar on the surface of a seed marking its point of attachment to the seed stalk (funicle)
b.
the nucleus of a starch grain
2.
a deep fissure or depression on the surface of a bodily organ around the point of entrance or exit of vessels, nerves, or ducts
Word origin
C17: from Latin: trifle; see nihil
Examples of 'hila' in a sentence
hila
Investigations revealed lymphadenopathy at lung hila, mesentery, and porta hepatis.
Mehjabeen Zaidi, Sonia Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Saira Fatima, Fatima Mir 2015, 'Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child', Case Reports in Pediatricshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/347403. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The starch had oval and irregular granules with eccentric hila.
Zheng Li, Ke Guo, Lingshang Lin, Wei He, Long Zhang, Cunxu Wei 2018, 'Comparison of Physicochemical Properties of Starches from Flesh and Peel of GreenBanana Fruit', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2312. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Starch displayed spherical, polygonal, and ellipsoidal granules with central hila.
Juan Wang, Ke Guo, Xiaoxu Fan, Gongneng Feng, Cunxu Wei 2018, 'Physicochemical Properties of C-Type Starch from Root Tuber of Apios fortunei in Comparisonwith Maize, Potato, and Pea Starches', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2132. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Multiple branching of the renal vessels was observed in both kidneys due to which the hila were congested.
Naveen Kumar, Ashwini P. Aithal, Anitha Guru, Satheesha B. Nayak 2012, 'Bilateral Vascular Variations at the Renal Hilum: A Case Report', Case Reports in Vascular Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/968506. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both seed coat and hila coloration are due to the presence of phenylpropanoid pathway derivatives, principally anthocyanins.
Gillman Jason D, Tetlow Ashley, Lee Jeong-Deong, Shannon J, Bilyeu Kristin 2011, 'Loss-of-function mutations affecting a specific Glycine max R2R3 MYB transcriptionfactor result in brown hilum and brown seed coats', BMC Plant Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/155. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)