hilar

/ˈhī-lər/ (ame, mw)

hilar — 形容詞

  • hilarpositive
  • more hilarcomparative
  • most hilarsuperlative

1. Describing the small dip on an organ such as the lung, kidney, or spleen where b

1.形容詞C2
釋義

肺門的

器官門部相關的醫學用語

Describing the small dip on an organ such as the lung, kidney, or spleen where blood vessels, nerves, and tubes pass in and out. Used almost only in medical reports and anatomy texts.

例句

The chest X-ray showed an enlarged hilar lymph node on the right side.

胸部 X 光顯示右側有一顆腫大的肺門淋巴結。

collocation: hilar lymph node — the most common pairing in chest radiology

Dr. Quinn pointed to a small hilar mass visible on Mr. Rohan's CT scan.

Quinn 醫師指出 Rohan 先生的電腦斷層上可看到一個小型肺門腫塊。

collocation: hilar mass — typical radiology phrasing

同義詞
  • perihilar

    Means 'around or near the hilum' rather than at it; often used when changes spread outward from the hilum

反義詞
  • peripheral

    In chest imaging, contrasts with 'hilar' — peripheral lesions sit near the outer edge of the lung, hilar ones near the root

文法句型

hilar + noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (sits in front of a noun like 'mass', 'node', 'region'); native speakers rarely say 'the area is hilar'. Most common in chest imaging reports referring to the lung roots; the kidney and spleen senses are far less frequent outside surgical notes.

常見錯誤

The tumor is hilar.
The tumor is in the hilar region.
💡'Hilar' is used before a noun in clinical writing, not as a stand-alone description after 'be'.
She has a hilar.
She has a mass at the hilum.
💡'Hilar' is an adjective; the noun for the anatomical structure is 'hilum'.