hilum

hilum — 名詞

1. the small dent on the surface of an organ, such as a lung or kidney, where vesse

1.名詞C2
釋義

肺門;腎門

器官上供血管神經出入的凹陷處

the small dent on the surface of an organ, such as a lung or kidney, where vessels and nerves go in and come out.

例句

The surgeon cut carefully near the hilum, where the kidney's main blood vessels enter.

外科醫生在腎門附近小心地下刀,那裡是腎臟主要血管進入的地方。

collocation: near the hilum

On Élise's chest X-ray, the doctor pointed to the hilum of the left lung.

在 Élise 的胸部 X 光片上,醫生指出左肺的肺門。

pattern: the hilum of the + organ

常見搭配
  • hilum of the lung
  • hilum of the kidney
  • lung hilum
  • renal hilum
同義詞
  • hilus

    variant spelling of the same anatomical term; equally technical

文法句型

the hilum of the lung

the hilum of the kidney

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' and the organ's name (the hilum of the lung); the plural is 'hila'. Mostly found in medical and biology texts.

常見錯誤

The doctor looked at the hilum of the heart.
The doctor looked at the base of the heart.
'hilum' is used for organs such as the lung or kidney, not for the heart.

2. the small mark on the skin of a bean or other seed, showing where it was once jo

2.名詞C2
釋義

種臍

豆類種子上與果莢相連的疤痕

the small mark on the skin of a bean or other seed, showing where it was once joined to the plant that grew it.

例句

Mayumi noticed a tiny dark hilum on each white bean she rinsed.

Mayumi 注意到她沖洗的每一顆白豆上都有一個深色的小種臍。

pattern: the hilum on a bean

The hilum is the small pale scar where a bean once hung inside its pod.

種臍是豆子曾經在豆莢裡附著的那個淡色小疤痕。

常見搭配
  • hilum of a bean
  • hilum of a seed
  • dark hilum
同義詞
  • seed scar

    plain-English description, not a fixed technical term

文法句型

the hilum of a bean

the hilum on a seed

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this is a mark on a seed, not an opening in an organ. Typically used of beans and peas; the plural is also 'hila'.

常見錯誤

The hilum of the flower joins it to the stem.
The stalk joins the flower to the stem.
'hilum' belongs only to a seed, not to a flower.

同根字

  • hilar
    形容詞C2
  • hilus
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • hilum area

介系詞搭配

  • hilum of
  • hilum on