Definition of Hilar

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.

Partainyms: Hilum
Derivative terms: Hilum, Hilum

Definition of Hilar

1. a. Belonging to the hilum.

Definition of Hilar

1. Adjective. Relating to or near a hilum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hilar

1. pertaining to a hilum [adj] - See also: hilum

Medical Definition of Hilar

1. Belonging to the hilum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hilar

hikeathons
hiked
hiker
hikers
hikes
hikikomori
hiking
hikiotoshi
hikkake
hikmah
hikoi
hila
hilairite
hilal
hilals
hilar (current term)
hilar appendage
hilar appendix
hilar cell tumour of ovary
hilar lymph nodes
hilar shadow
hilarious
hilariously
hilariousness
hilariousnesses
hilarities
hilch
hilched

Literary usage of Hilar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1903)
"It seems as though hilar might represent an early stage of the ... 17] seem to serve the same purpose as the panels on the two sides of the cave at hilar. ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Scott Eldon (1822)
"REPORTS or CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IV THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. Commenting in the Sittings before hilar Y TERM, 58 Geo. III. 1818. ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"hilar at the Entrance of the Treasury of At ITU,-. The tendency to Oriental luxury and individual power that characterized the treasure-houses of the ..."

4. The Real Siberia: Together with an Account of a Dash Through Manchuria by John Foster Fraser (1904)
"... breaking north-east between Mongolia and Manchuria, and if you draw a line from hilar, spelt sometime ..."

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